IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
AT SUVA
[CRIMINAL JURISDICTION]

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 123 OF 2019

STATE

V

RAVINESH CHAND

Counsel: Ms S Sharma for the State
    Mr I Khan for the Accused

Date of Hearing: 7, 9 – 10, 14 - 15 December 2020
Date of Summing Up	: 15 December 2020
Date of Judgment: 15 December 2020

JUDGMENT

	Count 1
[Sexual Assault]	Count 2
Rape	Count 3
Rape 	Count 4
Rape	
Assessor 1	Guilty	Guilty	Guilty	Guilty	
Assessor 2	Guilty	Guilty	Guilty	Guilty	
Assessor 3	Guilty	Guilty	Guilty	Guilty	
 [1]	

[2]	The assessors have expressed unanimous opinion of guilty on all 4 counts. They have believed the evidence of the complainant is true. I have no reasons to disagree with the assessors’ unanimous opinion. 

[3]	The complainant struck me as an honest and reliable witness, I believe her account on all four counts as true.
[4]	I direct myself with accordance with my summing up, I find the Accused guilty on all four counts. 

[5]	The Accused is convicted as charged. 

. …………………………………….
Hon. Mr Justice Daniel Goundar

Solicitors:
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the State
Iqbal Khan & Associates for the Accused