The State v Peni Bilak (2005) N2866
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Date | 21 July 2005 |
| Citation | (2005) N2866 |
| Docket Number | CR 1147/2003 |
| Court | National Court |
| Year | 2005 |
Full Title: CR 1147/2003; The State v Peni Bilak (2005) N2866
National Court: Lay J
Judgment Delivered: 21 July 2005
1 Criminal law—indictable offence—Criminal Code (Ch262), Subdivision VI.2.B, offences—s436, arson—sentence on plea of guilty—offender burned down a dwelling house, acting on the belief that the owner of the house had used sorcery to kill another—steps taken to ensure that no one was in the house—acting in group of others—no physical injury to any persons—bush materials house—planned attack—use of kerosene—offender did not surrender—cooperated with police—no steps taken towards repairing the wrong—prisoner employed as a village peace officer—determination of maximum penalty—offence not prevalent in East New Britain—no expression of remorse—sentence of two years IHL.
2 The State v Ipo Samuel Yomb [1992] PNGLR 261; N1697 The State v Layman Homa; N1710 The State v Akena Pawa [1998] PNGLR 387; N1848 The State v Seye Wasea Bukere; N1992 The State v Gilman Mul; The State v Andrew Yeskulu [2003] PNGLR 27; N2563 The State v Enni Mathew; N2418 The State v Robin Warren; The State v Henny Wamahau Ilomo [2003] PNGLR 41; N2563 The State v Enni Mathew; N2589 The State v Prodie Akoi and Steven Akoi; N2811 The State v Bart Kiohin Mais.
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LAY J: The prisoner was convicted on a plea of guilty of the offence of arson of a dwelling house contrary to s436(a) of the Criminal Code (Ch262).
The brief facts were that on Saturday 26th November 2002 between 12 noon and 1 pm the prisoner was at Naveo Village Watom Island in the company of some others. The prisoner with several other persons went to Maite Alfred's house and took him to Vunapaipo village, also on Watom Island. At Vunapaipo village they began questioning Maite Alfred about an allegation of sorcery against him. When Maite Alfred left them they went to Maite...
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