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Harare High Court
Mind Makona and Tempson Dhauramanzi and Paul Pisu Ndlovu v The State and Edmore Huni v The State
HH 134-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
26 March 2021
Citation
HH 134-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 134
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Chitapi J
Full Bench
Chitapi J
Areas of Law
Criminal procedureBail law
Keywords
Bail appealTheft from employerFlight riskPublic safetyWitness interference
Tags
Bail applicationTheftArmy personnel
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act)
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the magistrate erred in finding appellants would endanger society","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellants are army members, no violence alleged"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the magistrate erred in finding appellants were flight risks","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellants have fixed abode, no travel documents"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the magistrate erred in finding appellants would interfere with witnesses","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Witnesses include appellants' girlfriends"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the fourth appellant's appeal was properly before the court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No grounds of appeal listed"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Four appellants, including two Zimbabwe National Army members, were denied bail by a magistrate for allegedly stealing property worth ZWL$1,620,000 from their employer Orchid Gardens. They appealed the bail refusal, with the fourth appellant's appeal being struck off for procedural defects while the first three succeeded.
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