Yoosuf v. Attorney General – sllr 2003 volume 3 page 229

In the case between YOOSUF (the accused-appellant) and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the court addressed whether the High Court retains jurisdiction to grant bail pending appeal for persons convicted under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, given the Ordinance’s silence regarding post-conviction bail. It was held that, in the absence of an explicit statutory restriction, section 333(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code confers jurisdiction on the High Court to grant bail pending appeal even for convicted persons. However, the application for bail made directly to the Court of Appeal, bypassing the High Court, was procedurally improper and the appeal was dismissed. This decision reaffirmed the principle that procedural requirements must be observed in bail applications, reinforcing the