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July 2026
Republic v Lin Yunhua (Criminal Case 5 of 2025) [2026] MWHCFin 1 (13 July 2026)
High Court cannot grant leave under s81 CP&EC to withdraw prosecutions; the DPP must use discontinuance power.
  • Criminal Procedure
    • — Withdrawal of Proceedings — Applicability of s81 Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code to High Court — Interpretation of Part X and expressio unius
    • — Discontinuance — DPP's power to discontinue prosecutions without court leave — Limits and procedure
  • Criminal Practice — Abuse of Process — Prosecutorial invocation of court leave where discontinuance is available
13 July 2026