Silva vs Romanis – clr volume 1 page 038_1

In the case between Silva (Plaintiff) and Romanis (Defendant), the court addressed whether an appeal could challenge a conviction following a guilty plea when the conviction did not correspond with the pleaded charge, and whether objections to jurisdiction could be raised after such a plea. It was held that a conviction based on a charge materially differing from the admitted information could not stand, thereby affirming that a guilty plea does not preclude review where the conviction deviates from the information. Reliance was placed on Section 403 of the Criminal Procedure Code, clarifying its inapplicability in situations where the sentence imposes liability beyond the scope of the admitted charge. The conviction and sentence were accordingly set aside, emphasizing that procedural regu