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Harare High Court
Chris Kadungure v Junaid Pervaiz
HH 822-22
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
16 November 2022
Citation
HH 822-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 822
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
MUSITHU J
Full Bench
MUSITHU J
Areas of Law
DelictCivil Procedure
Keywords
malicious prosecutionabsolution from the instanceprima facie casearrestprosecutionmalice
Tags
malicious prosecutiondamagesabsolution from the instance
legislation
Statutes Cited
- No statutes were cited in this judgment. The case was decided entirely on common law principles.
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff established a prima facie case for malicious prosecution","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plaintiff's evidence on defendant's role in arrest and prosecution"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant maliciously caused plaintiff's arrest without reasonable cause","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Defendant's identification of plaintiff, plaintiff's acquittal"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff claimed damages for malicious prosecution after being acquitted on appeal of robbery charges. He alleged the defendant maliciously caused his arrest and prosecution by falsely implicating him as the getaway car driver. The defendant applied for absolution from the instance at the close of the plaintiff's case.
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