Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000112/1988 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The appellant was summoned, before a magistrate, to answer a charge of careless driving. Before plea, the point was taken, by his solicitor, that the court lacked jurisdiction, as the information was laid out of time. That matter is governed by section 26 of the Magistrates Ordinance Cap. 227 which provides, that for such an offence the information shall be laid within 6 months from the time when the matter alleged in the information arose.