Read the full judgment text of HCMP 001563/1985 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. This is an application for judicial review made with leave of Mr. Justice Mayo in relation to a decision by a Magistrate sitting at Fanling Magistracy on the 9th of May 1985 when he declined to accede to an application made by the prosecution for the transfer of a criminal trial to the District Court. The Defendant who had appeared before the learned Magistrate at some earlier date had pleaded not guilty to a charge of blackmail, which is an indictable offence, and between the date of the ple