Ranjitkumar, R v [2005] EWCA Crim 112 (21 January 2005)

Ranjitkumar, R v [2005] EWCA Crim 112 (21 January 2005)

It was wrong to make a compensation order which could only be satisfied by selling the family home, as established by precedent; the order was set aside.

Citation
[2005] EWCA Crim 112
Parties
Prosecution: Regina; Appellant: Roshaan Sooriya Ranjitkumar
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 January 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Compensation Orders, Sentencing, Breach of Trust, Conspiracy to Defraud, False Accounting
Criminal Law Compensation Orders Sentencing Breach of Trust Conspiracy to Defraud False Accounting

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Parties

Regina

Prosecution

Roshaan Sooriya Ranjitkumar

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the compensation order was punitive, unjust, and inappropriate
  2. 2 Whether the compensation order should be set aside due to risk of homelessness for the appellant's family
  3. 3 Whether the compensation order failed to account for the appellant's stepmother's interest in the property

Ratio Decidendi

It was wrong to make a compensation order which could only be satisfied by selling the family home, as established by precedent; the order was set aside.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • compensation order set aside