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MARTIN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL & ANOR 1993 (1) ZLR 153 (S)

1993 (1) ZLR p153

Citation

1993 (1) ZLR 153 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Gubbay CJ, McNally JA, Korsah JA, Ebrahim JA & Sandura AJA

Heard

15 & 31 March 1993

Judgment

14 April 1993

Counsel

A P de Bourbon SC for the applicant
Mrs J A Zindi for the respondents

Case Type

Application in terms of s 24 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Constitutional law — right to approach Supreme Court for relief — refusal of lower court to refer alleged breach to Supreme Court — itself a breach of s 18(1)

Criminal law — statutory offences — Prevention of Corruption Act 1985 — s 3(1)(f) — actus reus is failure to disclose — obtaining of gift is element of mens rea

Constitution of Zimbabwe — ss 13(2)(e), 18(1), 22 & 24

Prevention of Corruption Act 1985 — ss 3(1)(f) & 15(2)(d)

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