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Wickramasinghe Vs AG (2010) 1SLR 141
Wickramasinghe Vs AG (2010) 1SLR 141
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Section 420 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Emphasis
is to signify the crux of the issue)
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The petitioner was in ~ quandary about how to respond to the
said order, as he anticipated that noncompliance of it would
end up in him being remanded once again, a habitual method
adopted in certain courts in blatant disregard of the Law
towards the indirect achievement of what cannot directly be
achieved. As expected the petitioner ended up in remand
custody for noncompliance of the directions. He states that he
was unable secure his release from the remand prison and
therefore compelled to tender the affidavit. The question that
arises for consideration here is the legality of the order
compelling to produce an affidavit and to what extent the
alleged settlement or the admission as the Magistrate calls it,
is enforceable in law particularly when no charge sheet has
been filed.
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... 02 years R I and the High Court did not set aside the sentence,
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sentence re-introduced. Since, the learned
convicted the accused without him being found guilty or
Magistrate
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without a plea of guilt being tendered the Court of appeal set
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aside the proceedings and sent the case back for re-trial.
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In this matter, quite regrettably the attorneys-at-Law and the
learned Magistrate have failed to appreciate the real
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deciding the issue based on the legal provisions, motivated by
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party, the Magistrate appears to have had recourse to an extra-
legal method to recover the money.
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