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Harare High Court
Ronsen Bafana and Honest Mahachi v The State
HH 444-2012
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
29 October 2012
Citation
HH 444-2012
Neutral Citation
[2012] ZWHH 444
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mwayera J
Full Bench
Mwayera J
Areas of Law
Criminal ProcedureBail Law
Keywords
bail applicationculpable homicidesection 169trial postponement
Tags
bail pending trialculpable homicidesection 169 Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the bail court has jurisdiction to hear a bail application after pleas have been entered and bail terminated under section 169","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicants entered pleas, bail terminated, trial postponed sine die"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicants are suitable candidates for bail pending trial","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicants disowned agreed facts statement, conduct inconsistent with willingness to proceed to trial"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants, who were facing culpable homicide charges, applied for bail pending trial after their trial was postponed sine die. They had initially pleaded guilty to culpable homicide based on a statement of agreed facts, but later disowned the statement, leading to the postponement of their trial.
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