HKSAR v. BABAR, IMRAN
The Magistrate applied the Court of Appeal guideline in HKSAR v Mok Cho Tik to impose 4 months imprisonment for possession of 0.08 g methamphetamine; there was no basis for appellate interference, the appeal had no prospect of success, and the court granted leave to abandon and dismissed the appeal.
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- Citation
- HKSAR v. BABAR, IMRAN
- Parties
- Respondent: HKSAR; Appellant: BABAR, IMRAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 8 January 2016
- Case Number
- HCMA556/2015
- Procedural Posture
- Magistracy Appeal (criminal) / Judgment on Abandonment (court of First Instance)
- Outcome
- Leave to abandon appeal granted; appeal dismissed; original sentence remains in force.
- Legal Topics
- Drug Possession, Sentencing, Appeal Abandonment, Bail Pending Appeal
- Source Language
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Parties
HKSAR
Respondent
BABAR, IMRAN
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Magistracy Appeal (criminal) / Judgment on Abandonment (court of First Instance)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence of 4 months imprisonment for possession of 0.08 g methamphetamine was excessive
- 2 Whether the appellant could abandon his appeal and the court should grant leave to abandon
- 3 Whether bail pending appeal should be granted given the appeal had no prospect
Ratio Decidendi
The Magistrate applied the Court of Appeal guideline in HKSAR v Mok Cho Tik to impose 4 months imprisonment for possession of 0.08 g methamphetamine; there was no basis for appellate interference, the appeal had no prospect of success, and the court granted leave to abandon and dismissed the appeal.
Court Disposition
Leave to abandon appeal granted; appeal dismissed; original sentence remains in force.
Orders
- Grant appellant leave to abandon his appeal and dismiss the appeal.
- Original sentence of 4 months imprisonment remains in force.
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bjbj HCMA 556/2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO 556 OF 2015 (ON APPEAL FROM KTCC NO 2510 OF 2015) _______________________ BETWEEN HKSAR Respondent and BABAR, IMRAN Appellant _______________________ Before: Hon Zervos J in Court Date of Hearing: 8 January 2016 Date of Judgment: 8 January 2016 J U D G M E N T The appellant appears in person and seeks to abandon his appeal against sentence. The appellant was convicted after trial on 30 July 2015 in the Magistrate s Court of a single offence of possession of dangerous drugs. On 20 August 2015, he was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment after being found unsuitable for admission to a Drug Addiction Treatment Centre. On 10 September 2015, he applied to review his sentence which was refused by the Magistrate. On 17 September 2015, he appealed his sentence on the ground that it was too severe. On 29 September 2015, an application for bail pending appeal in the Court of First Instance was refused on the ground that the appeal had no prospect of success. The offence for which the appellant was convicted concerned his possession of a quantity of 0.08 g of a crystalline solid containing methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as Ice. In sentencing, the Magistrate applied the Court of Appeal decision of HKSAR v Mok Cho Tik [2001] 1 HKC 261 and imposed a sentence of 4 months imprisonment. This was clearly in line with the guideline fixed by the Court of Appeal. If the appeal had proceeded I would not have allowed it, as there is no basis to warrant any interference with the sentence by this Court. I grant the appellant leave to abandon his appeal and dismiss it accordingly. (Kevin Zervos) Judge of the Court of First Instance High Court Mr Jones Tsui, SPP of Department of Justice, for HKSAR The appellant appeared in person PAGE - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V hre` h eX hre` hxs` gdi< gd8~S gdAwj h8~S h8~S h8~S hxs` gda" gd3Z5 gd]; gd8~S gd=*} gd8~S h]G{ hxs` h!zt h=Bl h!zt h]; h]; gdxs` h.3# h.3# [Content_Types].xml Iw}, $yi} _rels/.rels theme/theme/themeManager.xml K Y, sQ}# theme/theme/theme1.xml w toc'v )I`n 3Vq%'#q x}r :\TZaG I u3 L+M2 e\O* $*c? )6-r IqbJ#x ,AGm T[XF64 E)`# R>QD =(K& =al- 4vfa 0%M0 theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.rels 5 6?$Q K(M&$R(.1 [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK theme/theme/themeManager.xmlPK theme/theme/theme1.xmlPK theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.relsPK <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <a:clrMap xmlns:a="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main" bg1="lt1" tx1="dk1" bg2="lt2" tx2="dk2" accent1="accent1" accent2="accent2" accent3="accent3" accent4="accent4" accent5="accent5" accent6="accent6" hlink="hlink" folHlink="folHlink"/> [Content_Types].xml u}{S UQ<( _rels/.rels StLBS f9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml 0K{@ voG'^D m`9V \Cw^G )xjp hOA% Vd9I y1Y_ &iV, ?*0# lZz* DUd CU P drs/downrev.xmlL vk;" / <. [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml u}{S UQ<( _rels/.rels StLBS f9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml M.bJ PCSJC QdE-[n/ 9`6I OFgGG rv5a <w\5 +%=vfA Fqe c Z TA uFmk tx)|{ drs/downrev.xmlL > 5882 [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml u}{S UQ<( _rels/.rels StLBS f9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml [qV{i qUk& .=A Xz:1 LEAH [`> `k!e\ &UpV: YqS\ 0j'j BU P drs/downrev.xmlL zC|; k|^m [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml u}{S UQ<( _rels/.rels StLBS f9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml a5[` m`9e ez#_9g dvrt Xz<2 IsJ '5v@} NGgm uyNhIoW O-Ls QI*OQ drs/downrev.xmlL > 5882 [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK i$&j x0YPH! 6x]3 _`Rab -fnd~ /g-o gww _`Ra /g-o x0YP VA) setup hca.dot Judiciary Microsoft Office Word Judiciary Hong Kong Title <b:Sources SelectedStyle="\APA.XSL" StyleName="APA" xmlns:b="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/bibliography" xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/bibliography"></b:Sources> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <ds:datastoreItem ds:itemID="{59EF6960-CEA4-4F28-91FB-7024438949CD}" xmlns:ds="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/customXml"><ds:schemaRefs><ds:schemaRef ds:uri="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/bibliography"/></ds:schemaRefs></ds:datastoreItem> Microsoft Office Word 97-2003 Document MSWordDoc Word.Document.8