18 Jan 1989
THE QUEEN v. BHAGWANT SINGH-PADDA
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. BHAGWANT SINGH-PADDA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1447/1988
The Court reduced the sentence from 18 to 9 months because the appellant fell into the less culpable category of an isolated foreign national customer unconnected with a forgery business; custodial sentence remains necessary for deterrence but should be moderated in light of Gafni Zvi and the facts here.