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MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS v ALLAN 1986 (1) ZLR 263 (S)

1986 (1) ZLR p263

Citation

1986 (1) ZLR 263 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Dumbutshena CJ & Gubbay JA & McNally JA

Heard

17 June 1986

Judgment

11 July 1986

Counsel

E Chatikobo for the appellant
M J Gillespie for the respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Criminal Procedure — arrest — reasonable suspicion that offence committed — whether arresting officer bound to question suspect before suspicion is reasonably formed — powers of arrest — whether powers under Emergency Powers (Maintenance of Law and Order) Regulations 1980 S 49(2) afford wider powers than Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 57].

Evidence — state of mind — whether conduct of arresting detail after arrest relevant to show state of mind at time of arrest.

Damages — wrongful arrest and detention.

Legislation — Emergency Powers (Maintenance of Law and Order) Regulations, 1980 s 49(2).

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