R v Poudel [2022] NSWDC 472

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Poudel [2022] NSWDC 472 Hearing dates: 27 September 2022 – 5 October 2022 Date of orders: 12 October 2022 Decision date: 12 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Verdicts of Not Guilty on both counts Catchwords: CRIME - sexual intercourse without consent – sexual touching - Judge-alone trial – pre-trial issues concerning admissibility of accused's ERISP and deceased complainant's recorded police statement Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Cases Cited: Festa v The Queen (2001) 208 CLR 593; [2001] HCA 72 Harris v The Queen (2005) 158 A Crim R 454; [2005] NSWCCA 432 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 Prasad v R [2020] NSWCCA 349 Priday v R [2019] NSWCCA 272 R v Ambrosoli (2002) 55 NSWLR 603; [2002] NSWCCA 386 R v Blick (2000) 111 A Crim R 326; [2000] NSWCCA 61 R v Fernando & Anor [1999] NSWCCA 66 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Plevac (1995) 84 A Crim R 570 Sio v The Queen [2016] 259 CLR 47; [2016] HCA 32 The Queen v Dickman (2017) 261 CLR 601; [2007] HCA 24 Williams v The Queen (2000) 119 A Crim R 490; [2000] FCA 1868 Youkahna v The Queen [2013] NSWCCA 85 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Prayash Poudel (Accused) Representation: Crown Counsel: F. Jowett