R v Adhikari, Basanta [2022] NSWDC 123

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Adhikari, Basanta [2022] NSWDC 123 Hearing dates: 10 February 2022 Date of orders: 23 February 2022 Decision date: 23 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 12 months, to date from 23 November 2020 and expiring on 22 November 2021. I set a non-parole period of 6 months, making the offender eligible for parole on 22 May 2021. As the period of the sentence has fully elapsed, the offender will not have any further period of imprisonment or parole to serve in respect of this offence. Catchwords: CRIME — Public justice offences — Do an act with intent to pervert course of justice SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Unlikely to re-offend SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900, s 319 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 3A, s 5, s 21A, s 24, s 47 Cases Cited: Allen v R [2008] NSWCCA 11 BJT v R [2011] NSWCCA 12; 18(3) Crim LN 43 Bland v R [2014] NSWCCA 82 Church v R [2012] NSWCCA 149 Green v R; Quinn v R (2011) 244 CLR 462; (2011) 283 ALR 1; [2011] HCA 49 Harrigan v R [2005] NSWCCA 449 Lowe v R (1984) 154 CLR 606 Mandranis v R [2021] NSWCCA 97 Marinellis v R [2006] NSWCCA 307 Mill v R (1988) 166 CLR 59; (1988) 83 ALR 1 Neal v R (1982) 149 CLR 305; (1982) 42 ALR 609 Podesta v R [2009] NSWCCA 97 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Abookahled (CCA(NSW), 9 May 1991, unreported) R v Cook [1999] NSWCCA 234; (1999) 6 Crim LN 84 R v Delaney (2003) 59 NSWLR 1; [2003] NSWCCA 342 R v Eastway (NSWCCA, Hunt CJ at CL, Gleeson and Matthews J, 60703 of 1991,19 May 1992, unreported) R v Edelbi [2021] NSWCCA 122 R v Egan [2013] NSWCCA 196 R v English [2000] NSWCCA 245; (2000) 7 Crim LN 50 R v Finnie and Finnie [2007] NSWCCA 38 R v Fowler (2003) 151 A Crim R 166; [2003] NSWCCA 321 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Giang [2001] NSWCCA 276 R v Gibson (1991) 56 A Crim R 1 R v Hoole (NSWCCA, Hunt, Carruthers and Allen JJ, 17 March 1989, unreported). R v Kivits (NSWCCA, 4 November 1993, unreported) R v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 R v Mitchell (2007) 177 A Crim R 94 R v Moore [2012] NSWCCA 3 R v Nguyen (2004) 149 A Crim R 343 R v Pangallo (1991) 56 A Crim R 441 R v Pelosi and Phair (NSWCCA, 28 September 1988, unreported). R v PFC [2011] NSWCCA 117 R v Piki Sia (CCA(NSW), 23 February 1995, unreported); (1995) 2 Crim LN 24 R v Purtell (2001) 120 A Crim R 317 R v Sidiprasetija (CCA(NSW), 14 April 1983, unreported). R v Tait (1979) 46 FLR 386 R v Taouk (1992) 65 A Crim R 387 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Watson (NSWCCA, 25 February 1992, unreported) R v Wright (1989) 45 A Crim R 423 R v Wurramarbra (1979) 28 ALR 176; 1 A Crim R 291 Rogers v R (1989) 44 A Crim R 301 Taylor v R [2007] NSWCCA 99 Wise v R (CCA(NSW), 14 April 1989, unreported) Texts Cited: Second Reading Speech of Attorney-General in respect of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Basanta Adhikari (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Terracini (Crown) Mr M Shaw (Offender)