The appellants are being charged with fraud as defined in s136 or alternatively, forgery as defined in s137(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Their application for bail pending trial was refused by the magistrates court sitting at Chitungwiza on the basis that
1. The circumstances of the case are such that if convicted, no court can consider a non-custodial sentence in circumstances where, this, coupled with the gravity of the offense is likely to induce applicants not to stand trial.
2. The case against them is strong given that the computer seized from first appellants... More
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant her husband, seeking a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. The plaintiff and the defendant were married in Zimbabwe on 6 January 2007. They had both left Zimbabwe in 2002 and were living in London in the United Kingdom. They only came back to marry in Zimbabwe as the plaintiff’s parents are still living in Zimbabwe and wanted to attend the wedding. More
This opposed application is an application for leave to appeal against the judgment of this court under HH390/21 wherein this court dismissed an application for absolution from the instance for the second time on the same matter after having done so under the main case HC2036/15. More
On 3 October 2013 the plaintiff was a fee paying passenger aboard a Toyota Hiace, commuter omnibus, registration number ABQ 3761, belonging to the defendant and being driven by Tawanda Madzimbamuto. The commuter omnibus, [hereinafter referred to as the kombi] was involved in a road traffic accident at the National Sports Stadium in Harare resulting in three people losing their lives. The driver of the kombi died on the spot. The plaintiff sustained injuries as a result of the accident. More
1. This is an application brought in terms of s 123 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [ Chapter 9:07] as read with Rule 90 (4) (e) of the High Court Rules, 2021 for the admission of the applicant to bail pending appeal against conviction and sentence. More
