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The High Court quashed convictions for careless driving after finding the guilty pleas equivocal and the licence-cancellation orders procedurally defective.
The trial court's failure to record a conviction before sentencing and to specify the offence and section of conviction are incurable irregularities that render the proceedings and sentence void.
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On revision, the High Court quashed a traffic conviction for failure to record a conviction before sentencing and for other procedural irregularities, and set aside the sentence.
The law mandates cancellation of a driving licence for not less than three years upon conviction for causing death by careless driving. Personal hardships do not constitute special reasons to avoid this statutory requirement. The trial court erred in not cancelling the licence, and the mandatory provision must be enforced to uphold public safety and legal consistency.
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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that the fine was within the Road Traffic Act limits and that licence cancellation was mandatory.
The High Court upheld the conviction for careless driving and causing bodily injury, reduced the first count fine, increased licence disqualification to 3 years, and quashed compensation.
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