S v CHAGOMOKA 2015 (1) ZLR 868 (H)
Citation | 2015 (1) ZLR 868 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-584-15 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Matanda-Moyo J |
Heard | 16 June 2015 |
Judgment | 16 June 2015 |
Counsel | No details supplied |
Case Type | Criminal review |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure (sentence) – statutory offences – failure to pay maintenance in terms of maintenance order (s 23(1) of Maintenance Act [Chapter 5:09]) – purpose of maintenance order – need to impose sentence that will ensure maintenance is paid – imprisonment should be reserved for serious defaulters
Family law – child – maintenance order in favour of – failure to pay – appropriate penalty
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