Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 29 March 1969.
1. I agree; and I would only add a few words on two points. Firstly, it is the Attorney General who decides what charges shall be dealt with by the District Court. If the District Judge feels that a charge should not have been transferred to his court because the offence involved merits a sentence of imprisonment in excess of five years, his duty is to impose a sentence of five years' imprisonment. It seems to me that in such circumstances it would be wrong for the District Judge to accede to a