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MUZONDA v MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS & ANOR 1993 (1) ZLR 92 (S)

1993 (1) ZLR p92

Citation

1993 (1) ZLR 92 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Gubbay CJ, McNally JA & Korsah JA

Heard

5 February 1993

Judgment

23 February 1993

Counsel

B Mtetwa for the appellant
H Simpson for the respondents

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Delict — wrongful arrest and detention — arrest without warrant — discretion vested in police officer — when discretion wrongly exercised

Damages — wrongful arrest and imprisonment — elderly woman arrested and detained overnight on petty charge

Criminal procedure — arrest without warrant — extent to which discretion vested in arresting officer — when arrest should be made — factors to consider

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