Read the full judgment text of HCMA 138/2014 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 June 2014.
1. I am satisfied that the appellant is a person without means and not in a position to pay this fine. A conviction has been recorded against his name for smoking in a non-smoking area. On his own admission, he was smoking in the designated area and there is no basis whatsoever to disturb the conviction that has been imposed upon him. Whilst the defendant has filed an appeal against conviction, he has not sought to appeal his sentence. It is open to me to deal with the sentence, and I will do so