The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[1963] AC 859
[PRIVY COUNCIL]
ALUTHGE DON HEMAPALA APPELLANT AND THE QUEEN RESPONDENT.
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL, CEYLON.
1963 May 27;
July 10.
July 10.
VISCOUNT RADCLIFFE, LORD EVERSHED, LORD MORRIS OF BORTH-Y-GEST, LORD DEVLIN and SIR KENNETH GRESSON
Ceylon
— Criminal law
— Practice
— Election to be tried by English-speaking jury
— Trial conducted partly in Sinhala
— Murder charge
— Miscarriage of justice
— Conviction quashed
— New trial in discretion of appeal court below
—
Criminal Procedure Code (Legislative Enactments of Ceylon, 1938 Rev., c. 16), s. 165B.
Privy Council
— Criminal matter
— New trial
— Which court should order one
— Miscarriage of justice
— Ceylon.