SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. SINGH HARWINDER

[2026] HKCA 116 Court of Appeal 3 February 2026 • CACC37/2026 • 36 min read

4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Judges (3)

Andrew Chan Coram Macrae Coram Zervos Coram

Counsel (6)

Betty Chan & Co Firm Department of Justice Firm Ira Lui Counsel Applicant Kathy Sum Counsel Applicant Patrick PS Wan Counsel Respondent Richard Donald Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Secretary for Justice Applicant Singh Harwinder (the 2nd defendant) Respondent

Summary

The Secretary for Justice sought leave to appeal against a ruling of no case to answer on a murder charge, where the second defendant was alleged to have participated in a fatal assault. The Court of Appeal considered whether there was sufficient evidence to support a joint enterprise murder charge. Leave to appeal was granted and the court examined the evidence on the murder charge.

Cases Cited (4)

UK (1)

[1981] 1 WLR 1039

HK (3)

(2016) 19 HKCFAR 640 [1990] 1 HKC 1 [2022] 5 HKLRD 886

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 116)