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BULL v ATTORNEY-GENERAL & DIRECTOR OF PRISONS 1986 (1) ZLR 117 (S)

1986 (1) ZLR p117

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
E Chatikobo for the respondents

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.

Practiceinterdictum 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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