10 Mar 1992
ATTORNEY GENERAL v. A PRINCIPAL AND PERMANENT MAGISTRATE
- Citation
- ATTORNEY GENERAL v. A PRINCIPAL AND PERMANENT MAGISTRATE
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP301/1992
The magistrate exceeded jurisdiction because no plea was taken and there was no dismissal after a hearing; s.69(1) applies to dismissals or summary matters and does not authorize awarding costs in this serious indictable charge (rape) before trial commencement; no other statutory provision conferred power to make the order, therefore the costs order must be quashed.