Sovereign's Writ of Erasure
TO: The Registrar of Criminal Appeals
COPY: K Tennant, Criminal Appeal Office
DATE: 13 October 2025
TAKE NOTICE that the Appellant, Waseem Malik, applies to this Honourable Court for:
- An order vacating the guilty plea entered at Reading Crown Court on 12 April 2024 in case number 43SW0138521;
- An order quashing the resulting conviction;
- Such further or other relief as this Court deems just.
GROUNDS
1. THE PLEA WAS ENTERED UNDER DURESS AND COERCION
- The Appellant was subjected to extreme psychological pressure and procedural ambush, rendering his plea involuntary.
- A plea obtained under duress is a nullity: R v Turner [1970] 2 QB 321.
2. THE PLEA WAS FOUNDED ON A FRAUD UPON THE COURT
- The prosecution’s case was built upon a fraudulent narrative, including falsified police accounts and withheld evidence.
- “No court will allow a person to keep an advantage obtained by fraud. Fraud unravels everything”: Lazarus Estates Ltd v Beasley [1956] 1 QB 702.
3. THE PLEA WAS ENTERED WITHOUT INFORMED CONSENT
- The Appellant was not provided with full disclosure or competent legal advice as to the nature and consequences of the plea.
- A plea entered without understanding is equivocal and unsafe: R v Boal [1992] QB 591.
4. THE CONVICTION RESTS ON A VOID FOUNDATION