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Harare High Court
Chikwata Taurai v The State
HH 371-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
15 July 2021
Citation
HH 371-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 371
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Musithu J
Full Bench
Musithu J
Areas of Law
Criminal procedureBail law
Keywords
Bail pending trialThird Schedule offenceCompelling reasonsFlight riskPublic interest
Tags
Bail applicationRobberyAttempted rapeThird Schedule offence
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has shown on balance of probabilities that it is in interests of justice to grant bail for Third Schedule robbery offence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant facing serious charges, positively identified, resisted arrest, accomplices at large"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant applied for bail pending trial on charges of robbery and attempted rape. He was identified by witnesses as having participated in a violent home invasion where US$11,000 and various items were stolen, and two minor girls were subjected to attempted rape. The applicant resisted arrest and was shot in the legs by police. Two accomplices remain at large.
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