This is an appeal against the refusal to admit the two appellants to bail pending appeal. The two appellants were arraigned before the Provincial Magistrate’s court, sitting in Gweru, on a charge of criminal abuse of duty as public officers as defined in section 174(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations against them are briefly as follows:that on a date to the prosecutor unknown, but during the period extending from 2012 to December 2017, at Gokwe Town Council, the appellants’, one or both of them, being public officers in the exercise of their functions... More
This court handed down its ruling in which it dismissed an application for discharge at the close of the state case brought by the applicant together with the 2nd to the 9th respondents herein but who were co-applicants in that application.
On 29 October 2019, the applicant filed an application for the Judge’s recusal in the matter. This court dismissed the application on 14 January 2020. More
The trial in this matter commenced 6 June 2018. After the closure of the state case ion 14 March 2019, the nine (9) accused applied for their discharge in terms of section 198 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. On 13 May 2019, the ruling, which dismissed the application was handed down in their presence. More
The respondent filed a court application for rescission of default judgment in terms of Rule 29 of the High Court Rules 2021. The applicant proceeded to file its notice of opposition on the 30 of June 2022. On 19 July 2022, respondent filed its answering affidavit which was served on the applicant on the 20th of July 2022. One month has since lapsed and the respondent has not applied for the set down of the matter or taken any further procedural step within 1 (one) month from 20th of July 2022. Resultantly, the respondent has failed to prosecute its application... More
The applicant and others are presently on trial in the High Court on allegations of theft of gold. The applicant faces a charge of defeating or obstruction the course of justice in contravention of section 184 (1) (e) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. This charge arises from investigations into the theft of 28kgs of gold from Plumtree Police station Armoury on 15 August 2018. More
