Read the full judgment text of HCAL 000052/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 August 1997.
1. Four Defendants were charged with an offence of conspiracy to defraud. When they appeared at Eastern Magistracy, they pleaded not guilty. A few days before the trial was due to begin, counsel for the 2nd Defendant ("D2") applied for the case to be adjourned. D2 had had an accident and was in hospital. The application was opposed by counsel for the other three Defendants.