[name withheld], sitting as a single judge, granted bail pending determination of a summons seeking prerogative relief against the District Court, on the basis that the claimant had demonstrated a concrete and sustainable argument with a prospect of success. The Court expressly left unresolved whether the power to grant bail in proceedings for prerogative relief directed to the District Court derives from the Bail Act 1978 or from the inherent common law powers of the Supreme Court, with [name withheld] noting he dealt with the matter as a single Supreme Court judge to avoid the issue. The sentence imposed by the District Court was stayed pending the Court of Appeal's determination of the summons.
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