PUBLIC PEACE IN RELATION TO A PUBLIC PLACE

• Date: 06 February 2019

(1) "Had an incident occurred in a public place which the policeman had reason to believe was likely to cause a breach of the peace, he could arrest the offender, provided it appeared that the commission of the offence of disturbing the public peace could not otherwise be prevented. Here, however, the incident occurred in a hotel, a private place; and it appears from the evidence that the policeman was of the opinion that the appellant was drunk and misbehaving. Assuming that the appellant was drunk and misbehaving, it was for the policeman to report the matter to the owner or manager of the hotel with the suggestion that the latter ask the appellant to leave the premises. Had the owner or manager of the...