28 Jan 1992
THE QUEEN v. LAM YAT SUEN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. LAM YAT SUEN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1173/1991
A magistrate has no jurisdiction to bind over a person to keep the peace in the absence of that person's consent because binding over requires the person's acknowledgment of indebtedness (recognizance); therefore the order made without consent was invalid and must be discharged.