Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Theft (s.9 theft ordinance)

Legal area

Court

2 May 2025

HKSAR v. LEE KEI LOK

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 1808
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA196/2024

On rehearing the judge could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the Appellant deliberately assaulted PW1; the Magistrate's reasons for rejecting the Appellant's account were not convincing in light of the evidence and cumulative inconsistencies affecting PW1's credibility; therefore conviction could not stand and was quashed; no retrial ordered.
12 Jul 2017

HKSAR v. PUN RAM KRISHNA

Citation

HKSAR v. PUN RAM KRISHNA
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA215/2017

Given the appellant’s admitted theft to fund ongoing heroin and cannabis abuse, his prior convictions, the DATC suitability report indicating continued substance abuse and lack of insight, and the magnitude of the theft, a detention order in a DATC was an appropriate, proportionate and rehabilitative sentence; the magistrate did not err in principle and the duty lawyer’s mitigation was adequate, therefore the appeal against sentence is dismissed.