"It is therefore my view that the claim ought to be and is hereby dismissed...
When the deluge of the public furore has subsided, section 34 would be seen for what it really is that is to say no more than a limitation provision providing for the dismissal of criminal proceedings not on the merits but on the ground of delay. Its repeal may have resulted in inconvenience to the claimant and to other persons who had been astute to institute applications under section 34." |
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