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