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Supreme Court
Eastriver Investments (Private) Limited & Anor v Hoseah Mujaya N.O. & Anor
[2019] ZWSC 82
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
18 October 2019
Citation
[2019] ZWSC 82
Judgment No.
SC 82/19
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
MAKARAU JA
Full Bench
MAKARAU JA
Areas of Law
Criminal ProcedureConstitutional LawAppellate Practice
Keywords
stay of proceedingsurgencycriminal trialadditional witnessesappeal
Tags
urgent chamber applicationstay of criminal proceedingsappeal pending
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application for stay of criminal proceedings was urgent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Statements not yet recorded; appeal pending; no imminent threat"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicants would suffer irreparable harm without urgent intervention","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Available remedies in criminal procedure; Supreme Court powers"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants, facing criminal charges before a magistrate, sought to stay the criminal proceedings pending determination of their appeal against the High Court's refusal to review the magistrate's decision allowing the State to call three additional witnesses whose statements had not been provided at trial commencement.
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