Summary of Court Activities for the
week ending 8th April 2016
There were a total of 211 cases in
the different courts. There were 139 cases in the High Court, 47 in the
Magistrate courts and 25 in the Juvenile court.
Out of all the indigents, 177 were
male adults and 9 were female adults, while 22 were male juveniles and 3 were
female juveniles.
10 male adults, 1 female adult, and 2
male juveniles were discharged, and 9 juveniles were sentenced to various
terms.
6 male adults were put on bail. There
were no Maintenance Orders and no Committal to the High Court.
The indigent discharged, 2 builders,
2 traders, 1 bike rider, 1 hair dresser, 3 factory workers, 1 carpenters, 1
apprentice fitter and 2 pupils.
The number of people and the crimes,
for which the indigents discharged were held, are as follows: 1 for Robbery
with aggravation, 1 for Wounding with intent, 1 for Abusive language, 3 for
Manslaughter, 3 for Larceny, 1 for Child Stealing, 1 for Burglary and Larceny,
1 for Office Breaking and Larceny and 1 for Assault on Police.
The indigent were discharged as a
result of applications made for discharge, for want of prosecution, by Legal
Aid Board Lawyers.
Derek Nat-George
Media and Public Relations Officer
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