Read the full judgment text of HCCC 303/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. On 6th November, following a trial which lasted over five months, the Defendants were acquitted on all counts. The charges they had faced included a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Securities and Futures Commission and various charges brought under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201). The Defendants now apply, pursuant to section 73A(1) of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221), for the payment out of the public revenue of the costs of their defence. The application is mad