IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
AT SUVA
APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. HAA37 of 2016
[Magistrates’ Court Case No. 1562 of 2015)

BETWEEN			:	AMIT AVINESH CHAND
Appellant

AND				:	THE STATE
Respondent

Coram				:	Hon. Mr Justice Daniel Goundar

Counsel			:	Mr Z Mohammad for the Appellant
					Ms S Lodhia for the Respondent

Date of Hearing		:	9 February 2017

Date of Ruling		:	9 February 2017

Order

[1]	After filing an appeal against sentence, the appellant made a formal application for bail pending appeal. At the hearing of the substantive appeal, counsel for the appellant abandoned the application for bail pending appeal. 

[2]	The application for bail pending appeal is dismissed. 

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Hon. Mr Justice Daniel Goundar
Solicitors:
Fazilat Shah Legal for the Appellant
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the State