Police v Poobalasingan; Police v Anantharaj; Police v Soundrajan [2021] NSWLC 1

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Police v Poobalasingan; Police v Anantharaj; Police v Soundrajan [2021] NSWLC 1 Hearing dates: 9 and 10 June 2021 Decision date: 05 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Magistrate Tsavdaridis Decision: (1) Enter a verdict of not guilty to the charge of affray in respect of each Defendant. (2) The charges are dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - affray - prosecution statements of two complainants tendered but no oral evidence given by all three principal complainants - direct evidence - circumstantial evidence - good character - defendants each gave record of interview - inconsistencies between police statements and oral evidence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss.93A, 93C, 93D Cases Cited: Fleming v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 250; [1998] HCA 68 Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573; [1990] HCA 56 Chamberlain v The Queen (No 2) (1984) 153 CLR 521; [1984] HCA 7 Peacock v The Queen (1911) 13 CLR 619; [1911] HCA 66 Plomp v The Queen (1963) 110 CLR 234; [1963] HCA 44 Pitkin v The Queen (1995) 130 ALR 35; [1995] HCA 30 R v Murphy (1985) 4 NSWLR 42 Attwood v The Queen (1960) 102 CLR 353; [1960] HCA 15 Melbourne v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 32 Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462 R v Manunta (1990) 54 SASR 17 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Police (Prosecution) Kobinath Poobalasingan (Defendant) Sivamoorthy Anantharaj (Defendant) Arulmurugan Soundrajan (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Ms J Lozanoska, Sgt (Police Prosecutor) Australian Presence Legal (Solicitors for Kobinath Poobalasingan) Australian Presence Legal (Solicitors for Sivamoorthy Anantharaj) Mr S Fung (Solicitor for Arulmurugan Soundrajan)