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Bulawayo High Court
Blessed Maseko v The State
HB 122-20
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
18 June 2020
Citation
HB 122-20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWHB 122
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Dube-Banda J
Full Bench
Dube-Banda J
Areas of Law
Criminal ProcedureConstitutional Law
Keywords
Bail pending trialMurderThird Schedule offenceCompelling reasonsRight to liberty
Tags
Bail ApplicationMurder ChargeThird Schedule Offence
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant should be granted bail pending trial for murder charge","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant charged with murder; did not flee; State conceded bail"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, charged with murder under section 47 of the Criminal Law Code, appeared before Gwanda Magistrates Court on 29 April 2020 and was remanded in custody. The murder allegedly occurred on 23-25 April 2020 at Thandabantu store, Mtshabezi turnoff, Gwanda, where the applicant and others acting in common purpose assaulted the deceased with various weapons causing his death. The applicant was arrested at his homestead four days after the incident.
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