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Overall picture
on caseload and disposal at all Court levels
Magistrates' Courts
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
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|
Caseload |
Disposal
* |
| |
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| - |
Charge Cases |
46 639 |
45 149 |
45 087 |
45 750 |
45 305 |
44 710 |
| - |
Hawker Cases |
11 820 |
11 065 |
11 719 |
11 819 |
11 069 |
11 687 |
| - |
Departmental & Private Summonses |
149 731 |
158 009 |
183 282 |
152 264 |
156 588 |
173 307 |
| - |
Driving-Offence Points Summonses |
4 114 |
4 460 |
5 094 |
3 660 |
4 379 |
4 582 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic) |
1 004 |
1 103 |
1 202 |
906 |
1 134 |
1 143 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences) |
532 |
426 |
458 |
501 |
455 |
419 |
| - |
Miscellaneous Proceedings |
12 787 |
13 531 |
12 881 |
12 881 |
13 736 |
13 025 |
| - |
Departmental Notice |
1 675 |
1 766 |
1 368 |
1 822 |
1 767 |
1 482 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic) |
66 669 |
75 915 |
73 119 |
66 062 |
82 101 |
75 579 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences) |
3 286 |
2 790 |
3 232 |
3 346 |
2 840 |
3 176 |
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Total |
298 257 |
314 214 |
337 442 |
299 011 |
319 374 |
329 110 |
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*
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Case disposal refers to cases where defendants have
been convicted or acquitted after trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments
of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted,
refused, withdrawn or struck out |
WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
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Waiting
Times (days) |
| |
|
Target |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Summonses
- from plea to date of trial
|
50
|
95 |
95 |
78 |
Charge
Cases - from plea to date of trial
|
|
|
|
|
| - |
Cases involving defendants in custody
|
30-45 |
42 |
47 |
41 |
| - |
Cases involving defendants on bail
|
45-60 |
66 |
64 |
56 |
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