Thomas McCosker v The State was a criminal appeal case before the High Court of Fiji. Thomas McCoskar (also misspelt as McCosker), an Australian, visited Fiji in March 2005. He was subsequently arrested, tried and sentenced to two years' jail for sodomy. An appeal was raised on the basis of Fiji's constitution outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. On Friday 26 August 2005, his conviction, and that of Dhirendra Nadan, the other man involved, was overturned on constitutional grounds. The Fiji Human Rights Commission stated in relation to this case: