Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 16 July 1999.
1. Mr. Macrae, S.C. has applied on behalf of the 1st Respondent for costs only in order to emphasise the point which he considers is an unhappy state of affairs that, in fact, there exists no power for this Court to make an order for costs. This lack of power is because the situations where costs can be awarded, following appeal proceedings, are set out in the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance, Cap. 492. It is quite clear that proceedings which come to this Court under section 84 of the District