28 Oct 1975
MA CHUNG-CHING AND OTHERS v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- MA CHUNG-CHING AND OTHERS v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC542/1975
Conviction under Section 42 was unsustainable because there was no evidence that the detention was intended to procure a ransom or other benefit for the victims' liberation; mere use of victims as hostages to delay arrest without positive evidence of bargaining for release does not satisfy s.42.