Décès d’Iqbal Toofanny : Le « ruling » de la Bail and Remand Court dans son intégralité

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police v/s Laboudeuse

2015 BRC 9

IN THE BAIL AND REMAND C!RT

Provisional Cause number: 236/15

I" #$e %a##e& o'(

POLICE

v/s

(1) JOSH! "##OO

(2) #HISL!$%"IE "O!!& 'I!CE! #I*I

(3) JE! +"!COIS !*%

(,) JO!!& L-O*.E*SE

(5) 'ISH PE"S!.

R!LIN)(*

00use aries4 o are all oli0e o77i0ers4 san rovisionall8 0ar9e i e o77en0e o7

murer in brea0 o7 se0ions 216 an 222(1) (a) o7 e Criminal Coe an se0ion 22(2)(a)

o7 e Criminal Pro0eure 0; I is alle9e in e rovisional 0ar9e a e8 a 0riminall84

il7ull8 o7 eir mali0e a7oreou9 an remeiaion e0in9 o e moion on e

7olloin9 9rouns:$

(a) ris< o7 abs0onin9

(b) 7or is on roe0ion an

(0) ris< o7 iner7eren0e i inesses an amerin9 i evien0e;

+ac#s a"d ci&cu%s#a"ces o' #$e case


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On %ona8 e 2 %ar0 2?154 a abou ?1?? ours4 e ersonnel o7 -la0


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(a) In our 0riminal >usi0e s8sem4 an8one o sans 0ar9e i a 0riminal o77en0e or

o even 7a0es a rovisional 0ar9e is inno0en unil roven 9uil84 0ommonl8 usi78

iner7eren0e i a ri9; I ere7ore4 lo9i0all8 7ollos a bail is e 9eneral rule an

eenion is e e0eion4 vie se0ion 3 o7 our Consiuion an Noo&dall- v A##o&"e-

)e"e&al a"d D.. 19 MR 203

(0) In 0onsierin9 eer or no o 9ran bail4 @ the seriousness of the offence or the

likelihood of the suspect being charged with a serious offence is obviously just a

consideration to be weighed in the balance and not by itself a ground for refusing bail A4 vie

Labo""e v/s Di&ec#o& o' ublic &osecu#io"s 2005 4C 67,

() In an ali0aion 7or bail4 e 0our soul no eamine @;;the precise evidence available

to the police and to conclude as to whether it amounts to a prima facie case… Witnesses in

the course of the hearing of an application for bail should only be allowed to depone as to

the nature i.e the kind of evidence available (including external circumstances which have a

bearing on its quality..A vide Maloupe v/s T$e Dis#&ic# Ma8is#&a#e o' )&a"d o a"d

a"o&s 2000 4C 2267

-ase on all e above rin0iles in0luin9 a enun0iae in Maloupe sup&a:; I sall no

ro0ee o 0onsier e naure o7 e evien0e available a9ains li0an an I also noe

a e as no au0e an8 evien0e in e resen maer;

Parallel o m8 anal8sis o7 e naure o7 e evien0e in is 0ase4 I also bear in min a e

en=uir8 is no 0omlee an is a an earl8 sa9e; e en=uirin9 o77i0er sae in 0our a

e as no in a osiion o ini0ae en same ill be 0omlee;

I a


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7olloin9 so7 issue in>uriesA; ere is alle9e ire0 evien0e 7rom one iness o as

seen a0s o7 bruali8 ererae on %r oo7an8; Hoever4 a iness as no ire0l8

in0riminae e li0an; ere is also 0ir0umsanial evien0e base on e 7a0 a %r

oo7an8 as in e 0uso8 o7 li0an an is 0ollea9ues; %r oo7an8 as auries over is bo8;

ere7ore e naure o7 evien0e a9ains li0an 0onsiss o7

(a) e mei0o le9al reor 0eri78in9 e 0ause o7 ea

(b) e evien0e o7 a iness o as no ire0l8 in0riminae li0an an

(0) 0ir0umsanial evien0e base on e 7a0 a %r oo7an8 as in 0uso8 o7

li0an;

One o7 e 0onsiuive elemens o7 e o77en0e o7 murer is remeiaion i0 eens on

e 0ir0umsan0es o7 ea0 0ase; I auriesA; e en=uirin9 o77i0er also sae a

@bruisesA ere 7oun on no less 15 la0es on e 0orse; Hoever4 no more eails ere

rovie4 in ari0ular on e ea0 lo0aion o7 ose @bruisesA or @so7 issue in>uriesA; E

7a0ie e evien0e on re0or4 ere is also no ini0aion as o a 0oul ave 0ause ese

nor as an8 0ausal lin< been esablise i li0an

(2) e iness o alle9el8 sa a0s o7 oli0e bruali8 bein9 ererae on %r oo7an8

as no ire0l8 in0riminae e li0an

(3) On e 7a0s an 0ir0umsan0es o7 is 0ase4 %r oo7an8 as no in e sole @0uso8A o7

e li0an all alon9; %r oo7an8 as4 rior o is ea4 i o unis o7 oli0e o77i0ers4namel8 e E"S an e CI.; +urermore4 %r oo7an8 as also i e oer 00use

aries; I is on re0or a %r oo7an8 asse aa8 a 'i0oria osial ils re0eivin9

reamen; .urin9 e ime en li0an as i %r oo7an84 ere is noin9 i0

resenl8 inoins o an8 susi0ious a0s b8 li0an nor o e een o7 is ari0iaion

(i7 an8) o an8 susi0ious a0s uon %r oo7an8;

(,) I is on re0or a an en=uir8 sare a7er e ea o7 %r oo7an8 an a li0an

o9eer i e oer 00use aries ere arrese on a rovisional 0ar9e o7 orure;

e8 ere all release on bail iou an8 ob>e0ion on e ar o7 e oli0e; e8 ere


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a9ain 0alle b8 e oli0e on 1 %ar0 2?15 7or e resen 0ar9e o7 murer be0ause e

oli0e a aarenl8 9aere @ne evien0eA ils e8 ere on bail; I is e 0onenion

o7 e oli0e a maers ave evolve an ere is @ne evien0eA a ri99ere e

rovisional 0ar9e o7 murer4 oever I ave no been arise as o e naure o7 is @ne

evien0eA;

-ase on e above4 I a


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9uil8; -u on e oer an4 ere are 7a0s on re0or i0 0an be 0onsiere as 0aable

o7 emoivain9 e li0an o abs0on4 su0 as is 0lean re0or4 is ro7essional ies (e

as been a la en7or0emen o77i0er 7or e as 15 8ears)4 e as a 7ie la0e o7 aboe an

as reviousl8 been on bail albei 7or a 0ar9e o7 orure bu i no brea0 an8 bail

0oniions; I 7in a re9arless o7 ese 7a0ors4 9iven4 (a) e seriousness o7 e

rovisional 0ar9e a9ains e li0an4 (b) e eav8 enal8 e ma8 7a0e i7 0onvi0e4 an

(0) e 7a0 a ere is no evien0e on is 7amil8 ies4 I am o7 e vie a ere is a ris< o7

abs0onin9; a laer sa9e4 I ill 0onsier eer 0oniions 0an be imose o reu0e

is ris< o an a00eable level;

+o& Applica"#=s o>" secu&i#-

is 9roun is suore on e basis a ere as been a bi9 ave o7 osili8 a arose

a9ains li0an an oer 00use aries in is 0ase on e 2? %ar0 2?15 a e

.isri0 Cour o7 -la0< "iver ere all e 00use aries ave a a @mere es0aeA; e

oli0e sron9l8 believes a4 i7 a lar9e4 e se0uri8 o7 li0an ill be a sa


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li0an bein9 a oli0e o77i0er ill ave eas8 a00ess o ese oli0e o77i0ers an oul be in

a osiion o in7luen0e eir esimon8 o e erimen o7 e invesi9aion; iness4 o

alou9 as no ire0l8 in0riminae li0an4 resies in -la0< "iver an sin0e li0an

also resies in -la0< "iver4 e laer ma8 iner7ere i a iness; e oli0e is

inerviein9 ersons ever8 a8 an 0onsanl8 9aerin9 ne ie0e o7 evien0e in0luin9

o0umens;

I bear in min a e en=uir8 is a an earl8 sa9e; I also noe a li0an is a oli0e

o77i0er 0ounin9 abou 7i7een 8ears o7 servi0e in e oli0e 7or0e; li0an as ose in e

invesi9aion ivision en arrese; Inee4 li0an


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ire0l8 in0riminae e li0an; I remains un0lear as o a oul reall8 moivae e

li0an o iner7ere i su0 a iness;

+urermore in Deelc$a"d e Sureme 0our =uoe 7rom “,ail in )riminal -roceedings$

(&'/" 0eil )orre4 an sae a e learne auor riin9 7rom @sound practical

experience" points out that the risk that the applicant may “interfere with witnesses or

otherwise obstruct the course of justice$ is “an important exception to the right to bail

because any system of justice must depend upon witnesses being free of fear of intimidation

or bribery and upon evidence being properly obtained$. *e then goes on to point out1

@he exception#s most common manifestations are in cases where1

(a/ the defendant has allegedly threatened witnesses2

(b/ the defendant has allegedly made admissions that he intends to do so2

(c/ the witnesses have a close relationship with the defendant" for example in cases of

domestic violence or incest2

(d/ the witnesses are especially vulnerable" for example where they live near the defendant

or are children or elderly people2

(e/ it is believed that the defendant knows the location of inculpatory documentary evidence

which he may destroy" or has hidden stolen property or the proceeds of crime2

(f/ it is believed the defendant will intimidate or bribe jurors2

(g/ other suspects are still at large and may be warned by the defendant2$

li0an as a 0lean re0or; ere is no evien0e a e as alle9el8 reaene

inesses in e as nor as e son an8 inenions or mani7esaions o7 oin9 so; In

aiion o a4 i is on re0or a li0an4 7or e same 7a0s an 0ir0umsan0es o7 is

resen 0ase4 as rovisionall8 0ar9e i an o77en0e o7 orure an as 0onse=uenl8

release on bail 7or a rovisional 0ar9e; e @ne evien0eA alle9el8 9aere b8 e

oli0e i0 9ave rise o is rovisional 0ar9e o7 murer as in 7a0 9aere a e

maerial ime ils e li0an as on bail;

I noe ere is no evien0e au0e b8 e oli0e o esablis a li0an ils on bail

as amere an iner7ere an/or as aeme o amer an iner7ere i an8


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(ii) e re0oumen o7 e @ne evien0eA an e @ne evien0eA a 9ave rise o is

rovisional 0ar9e;

Hoever4 @… as and when the enquiry progresses and takes a more concrete shape

against an accused" the mind3set of the latter may change when faced with the likelihood of

real consequencesA4 vie Di&ec#o& o' ublic &osecu#io"s v/s Louis i%%- Ma$e 2016

4C 6a7; In e sai 0ase4 e Sureme Cour also el a no onl8 e as 0onu0 o7 a

erson as o be loo


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a bein9 sai4 ere is an issue i04 in m8 vie4 nees o be aresse an i0 is

e0uliar o e 7a0s o7 is ali0aion; I is on re0or a ere is 0urrenl8 a Jui0ial En=uir8

on e 7a0s i0 le o e ea o7 %r oo7an8 be7ore e .isri0 Cour o7 -la0< "iver;

li0an is a iness in e sai Jui0ial En=uir8;

In anal8sin9 e sai issue4 I am no =uesionin9 e oers o7 e rose0uin9 auoriies o

ol or iniiae a Jui0ial En=uir8 in is maer4 nor is e 0ourse o7 is Jui0ial En=uir8

bein9 =uesione; I bear in min a e >urisi0ion o7 e -ail an "eman Cour as been

seiGe i re9ars o li0anFs release on bail onl8 an oer eraneous maers soul

be isre9are; Hoever4 sin0e is issue as arisen in e 0ourse o7 is bail ali0aion4 i

is a maer a I 0anno urel8 an siml8 isre9ar;

e aim o7 a Jui0ial En=uir8 is o in=uire “into the cause of the death and circumstances

connected with it ;A 'ie sec#io" 111 o' #$e Dis#&ic# a"d I"#e&%edia#e Cous C&i%i"al

u&isdic#io" Ac#: 1. I is o be noe a e reason 8 e resen rovisional 0ar9e

as been levelle a9ains li0an is be0ause e is alle9el8 suse0e o ave murere

%r oo7an8 an4 ils is rovisional 0ar9e remains enin9 a9ains e li0an4 a

Jui0ial En=uir8 ino e 0ause o7 ea o7 %r oo7an8 is bein9 0arrie ou simulaneousl8;

is is a relevan 7a0or i0 rein7or0es m8 7inin9 above a e resumion o7 inno0en0e

oeraes in 7avour o7 li0an;

Co"clusio"

Havin9 0arrie ou e balan0in9 eer0ise4 I4 ere7ore4 ol a e 0onsiuional ri9 o7 e

li0an o be release on bail ouei9s e nee 7or im o be 0oninuousl8 eaine; I

9ran im bail on e 7olloin9 0oniions:

(1) li0an sall 7urnis a sure8 o7 "s 5?4???

(2) li0an sall ener ino a re0o9nisan0e in is on name o7 "s ??4???

(3) 9iven a e alle9e in0ien oo< la0e a -la0< "iver Poli0e Saion4 li0an

sall reor o -el Ombre Poli0e Saion ever8 %ona84 Denesa8 an Saura8

on0e a an8 ime beeen 6 a;m; an 6 ;m;

(,) li0an sall no in an8 manner asoever4 iner7ere i rose0uion inesses

an amer i evien0e4 in is maer;


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