Vander Hultez vs Attorney-General – sllr 1988 volume 2 page 414

The case between Vander Hultez (Appellant) and the Attorney-General addressed the issue of whether the Court of Appeal should admit additional evidence under Section 351(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code at the appellate stage, specifically relating to uncertainties regarding the presence and sealing of an envelope and discrepancies in the recorded weights of heroin. It was determined that the Court’s discretion to admit additional evidence must be exercised only in exceptional circumstances where the interests of justice so require. The Court found that the prosecution had sufficient opportunity at the trial stage to clarify the evidence in question and that no exceptional circumstances were demonstrated. Accordingly, the application to admit further evidence was refused, reaffirming the