27 Jul 1994
SHUNTAK HOLDINGS LTD and OTHERS v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- Citation
- SHUNTAK HOLDINGS LTD and OTHERS v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1367/1994
At common law LPP applies at both the issue and execution stages of a search warrant; section 50(7) Cap 232 does not expressly or impliedly abrogate that privilege; the warrant is not invalid on its face for failing to exclude privileged documents; the court has jurisdiction to inspect disputed documents and, given reasonable doubt and specific facts raising suspicion that some documents may have been created in furtherance of crime, the judge should inspect the sealed documents alone (without prosecution assistance) and defer any order for production to allow applicants an opportunity to app…