Criminal practice and procedure-sentencing-appeal against sentencing-where the appellant on his own plea of guilty was convicted on the offence of defilement-whether the sentence was excessive and harsh in the circumstances of the case-factors court considers in exercising its discretion-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 11, 145 (1).

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction and sentence-grounds that the charge was duplex-appellant had been charged with the offence of causing death by dangerous driving and an alternative count of reckless driving-whether the charge was duplex-whether the evidence before the trial court was sound to sustain a conviction-whether the appeal had merit-Traffic Act sections 46, 47 (1); Criminal Procedure Code sections 215, 382.

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction and sentence-the appellant was convicted on two alternative counts of handling stolen property and sentenced accordingly-whether the evidence adduced was sufficient to secure a conviction-whether the sentence imposed was harsh and excessive in the circumstances of the case-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code sections 296 (2), 322 (2)

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure-dismissal for want of prosecution-where no action had been taken for over 3 years and no explanation offered-where the application had been brought under rule 5(d) of Order 16 where the rule provided that the matter ought to have been stood over generally whether it was applicable in the case-whether the application should have been brought under rule 6 of Order 16-whether the application could be allowed under the circumstances

[Ruling] Civil Procedure-pleadings-striking out-application for the defence to be struck out-grounds that it is a sham and that there are no particulars pleaded in it-claims that the defence discloses no reasonable defence-suit arising out of a claim for damages being the balance of special loss and damage arising out of breach of a service contract-defence failing to raise triable issues-circumstances under which the court will grant orders to strike out-whether a mere denial or a general traverse amounted to a defence-Civil Procedure Rules Order 6, rule 13(1) (a)

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure execution-temporary prohibitory injunction-application for orders to release unconditionally the attached motor vehicle to the Plaintiff further 3^rd Defendant be restrained from disposing of, selling or effecting transfer of the motor vehicles pending hearing and determination of the suit-principles to guide the court in exercise of its discretion in injunction applications-where the respondent contended that the application was misconceived as the Plaintiff ought to have instituted objections to attachment proceedings under Order 21, rule 53 of the Civil Procedure Rules in whether the application was properly brought before the court-whether the orders sought could be granted-section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act Order 39, rules 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules (the Rules)

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