Read the full judgment text of CACC 000513/1981 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 14 May 1982.
1. Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance permits an accused person to give evidence in his own defence. It is, however, provided that save in specified circumstances he shall not be cross-examined as to his character. One of those circumstances is where the accused has attacked the character of one or more prosecution witnesses.