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