[Ruling]-Criminal practice and procedure-bail-application for bail pending appeal-where the appellant had been convicted for stealing and sentenced to seven years imprisonment-whether there was overwhelming chances of the appeal succeeding-whether the appellant had established an exceptional circumstance for granting of the bail-validity of the application-Criminal Procedure Code section 357

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Civil Practice and Procedure-appeal-setting aside-where the trial magistrate had dismissed a setting aside application on the ground that the order had been entered by consent- where there was no written consent handed over to the court- where only one party was present when the consent order was recorded- where the principle applied is that one party to a matter cannot alone record a consent without the other unless the consent is in writing and is signed by all counsel bound by it-whether the appeal could be allowed

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[RULING]- Criminal Practice and Procedure - Constitutional Law -preliminary objection-application challenging the nolle prosequi entered by the prosecution on behalf of the Attorney General-grounds that the prosecution sought to delay the trial in presenting the nolle prosequi to court-whether the applicants’ rights were violated in the circumstances of the case-whether the trial magistrate was obliged to enter the Nolle and terminate the proceedings once the Attorney General presented the writ of Nolle prosequi-role of the High Court under ss. 60 (1) and 123 (8) of the Constitution -whether the Attorney General in the circumstances of this case exercised properly his discretionary power in seeking to enter nolle prosequi -whether the application had merit- section 67 (3) and 77 (1) of the Constitution

[Ruling] - CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - bail - application for to admit the appellant to bail pending the appeal - appellant had been convicted of setting fire to crop of cultivated produce - sentence of 5 years imprisonment - appeal on the grounds that the proceedings were a nullity as the appellants right under of had been violated by reason of his being held in custody longer than the lawful period - court's unlimited discretionary power to admit an applicant to bail - whether the appeal has overwhelming chances of success - whether there are exceptional or unusual  circumstances upon which the court can conclude that it is in the interest of justice to grant bail - the Constitution section 72(2)(b); Penal Code section 334 (a); Criminal Procedure Code section 357