BULL v ATTORNEY-GENERAL & DIRECTOR OF PRISONS 1986 (1) ZLR 117 (S)
Citation | 1986 (1) ZLR 117 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Beck JA, Gubbay JA & McNally JA |
Heard | 1 April 1986 |
Judgment | 2 April 1986 |
Counsel | I A Donovan for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitution — Zimbabwe Constitution 1980 — section 13(2)(e) — reasonable suspicion that person has committed or is about to commit offence — to be tested objectively — court to be informed of grounds.
Criminal procedure — arrest — reasonable suspicion that offence committed — remand — grounds giving rise to reasonable suspicion — onus on prosecution to show — objective test.
Practice — interdictum de libero homine exhibendo — purpose — to enable court to review legality of arrest and detention — granting of — does not amount to attempt to nullify Ministerial certificate against bail — does not compel Attorney-General to discontinue proceedings.
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