CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AGAINST REFUSAL BY MAGISTRATE TO ADMIT APPELLANTS TO BAIL

CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AGAINST REFUSAL BY MAGISTRATE TO ADMIT APPELLANTS TO BAIL

The facts of this matter were extensively covered by the media. The High court upheld the appeal, and held that:

1. The release of the other six co-accused facing the same charges as the appellants on warning was a material factor which required further scrutiny. The accused persons ought to have been treated the same, except where compelling circumstances existed which required a different approach.
2. There was no evidence that remotely explained the differentiation made by the police between the appellants and . . .
   

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