12 Apr 1973
ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHEUNG CHUN CHUNG
- Citation
- ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHEUNG CHUN CHUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC156/1973
The magistrate acted erroneously in awarding costs under s.69(1) because the Attorney General's entry of a nolle prosequi effects a discharge under s.15(1) rather than a dismissal of the information under s.69(1); s.69(1) does not empower the magistrate to order costs against the Crown following a nolle prosequi; therefore the magistrate's $500 costs order must be discharged.