This is an application for a Declaratur in terms of Section 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06] to have the certificates of Registration numbers 48749, 48750, and 48751 issued by the 3rd Respondent to the 1st and 2nd Respondents declared invalid and of no legal force or effect. More
1. This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is being charged with the crime of attempted robbery as defined in section 189 as read with section 189 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that applicant in the company of accomplices who are not part of this application were laid and ambushed by the police while on their way to commit an armed robbery at number 20 Gelcon Avenue, Greendale, Harare. The police gave chase and there was an exchange of fire between the applicant’s group and the police, resulting in the... More
The 3 appellants were convicted of 2 counts of stocktheft as defined in section 114 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23. They were sentenced to 9 years imprisonment on each count leaving them with an effective sentence of 18 years imprisonment. More
This is a chamber application for condonation of the late filing of an appeal against conviction. In terms of r 106(7) of the High Court Rules, 2021 this matter was set down for oral argument and heard on 13 May 2022. After argument by the parties, I gave an ex-tempore judgment and dismissed the application. On 17 March 2023 the applicant wrote a letter to the Registrar asking for the reasons for the dismissal of his application. The letter was brought to my attention on the 27 March 2023. In the letter he suggests that I dismissed his appeal against... More
DUBE-BANDA J: This matter came to this court as a bail application pending appeal. The applicants were convicted of contravening section 368 (2) as read with section 368 (4) of the Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05], i.e. prospecting for gold without a licence or permit by the Magistrate at Kwekwe Court on 12 June 2020.The allegations were that on the 2nd March 2020, at a bushy area near Gokwe Road, Kwekwe, the applicants were found prospecting for gold. The applicants were not holders of a prospecting licence authorising them to prospect for gold. The applicants pleaded not guilty to... More
