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LEVY v BENATAR 1987 (1) ZLR 120 (S)

1987 (1) ZLR p120

Citation

1987 (1) ZLR 120 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Gubbay JA, McNally JA & Manyarara JA

Heard

24 March 1987

Judgment

18 May 1987

Counsel

C W Lloyd for the appellant
A P de Bourbon SC for the respondent

Case Type

Appeal from order directing that respondent be acquitted on charges brought privately by appellant

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Criminal procedure — private prosecution — locus standi of prosecutor — onus — substantial and peculiar interest — prosecutor required to show that he has suffered actionable injury — whether extends to contempt of civil court order obtained by prosecutor — guardian — offences committed against ward — ward coming of age before commencement of proceedings — locus standi of guardian lapsing — review — uncompleted criminal proceedings — private prosecution.

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