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Criminal law

The Republic v Neville Valentin

The Supreme Court of Seychelles granted the prosecution’s application and remanded the accused to bail subject to conditions, including no witness interference and passport surrender.

  • Conditional bail
  • Bail conditions
  • Remand
  • Witness interference
  • Passport surrender
  • Reporting requirements
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Constitutional law

Mukesh Valabhji & Ors v The Commissioner of Police & Ors

The Constitutional Court of Seychelles upheld seizure and detention orders made under section 26 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act and dismissed the petition.

  • Right to property
  • Right to innocence
  • Lawfulness of seizure and detention of property
  • Constitutional validity of section 26 of the prevention of terrorism act
  • Proportionality and permissible limitations
  • Right-to-property
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Criminal law

Republic v Myriam D'Unienville & Ors

The Supreme Court of Seychelles ordered the accused to be brought down for service of an amended charge and for counsel to take a position the next day.

  • Amended charge
  • Service of charge
  • Adjournment
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Amended-charge
  • Service-of-charge
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Criminal law

The Republic v Michael Ah-Kon

The Supreme Court of Seychelles granted bail to the third accused, subject to weekly reporting, surrender of travel documents and a condition not to offend.

  • Bail conditions
  • Release pending proceedings
  • Surrender of travel documents
  • Reporting requirement
  • Bail-conditions
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2025] SCCA 29

TL v R (SCA CR 12/2025 (Arising in

TL v R (SCA CR 12/2025 (Arising in [2022] SCSC CR 21/2022) [2025] SCCA 29 (15 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal of Seychelles allowed a criminal appeal, quashing a 28-year sexual assault conviction and sentence because the charge was incurably vague and the trial was unfair.

  • Sexual offences
  • Defective indictment
  • Evidential burden
  • Corroboration
  • Sentencing
  • Right to fair trial
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Criminal law [2025] SCCA 33

Ahmed v R ((SCA CR 05/2025) And (SCA CR 06/2025)

Ahmed v R ((SCA CR 05/2025) And (SCA CR 06/2025) [2025] (Arising in CR 53/2018) (15 December 2025)) [2025] SCCA 33 (15 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against trafficking convictions, finding the prosecution had not proved the statutory act, means and purpose elements beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Trafficking in persons
  • Elements of offence
  • Burden of proof
  • Labour migration
  • Appellate review
  • Trafficking-in-persons
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Criminal law [2025] SCCA 27

Rene v Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (SCA CR 07/2025) (Arising in CM 149/2024))

Rene v Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (SCA CR 07/2025) (Arising in CM 149/2024)) [2025] SCCA 27 (15 December 2025)

Appeal dismissed against refusal to vary a restraint order to pay for cabinets, a gravestone, and return a seized wallet.

  • Restraint orders
  • Variation of restraint orders
  • Living expenses under restraint
  • Judicial discretion
  • Appeals procedure
  • Restraint-orders
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Criminal law [2025] SCCA 26

Ernesta v R ([2024] (15 December 2025) SCA CR 08/2025 (Arising in CR 52/2021))

Ernesta v R ([2024] (15 December 2025) SCA CR 08/2025 (Arising in CR 52/2021)) [2025] SCCA 26 (15 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal dismissed Patrick Ernesta’s appeal as abandoned after he failed to show sufficient cause for late filing of heads of argument.

  • Recusal of judge
  • Court rules compliance
  • Condonation of delay
  • Judicial bias
  • Appeal procedure
  • Condonation-of-delay
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Criminal law [2025] SCSC 127

R v BN (CO 31 of 2024)

R v BN (CO 31 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 127 (25 September 2025)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles sentenced a repeat offender to 6 years imprisonment for attempted sexual assault, recommending psychological treatment during custody.

  • Sexual assault
  • Attempted sexual assault
  • Sentencing
  • Repeat offender
  • Attempted-sexual-assault
  • Repeat-offender
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Criminal law [2025] SCSC 134

R v LB (CO 70 of 2023)

R v LB (CO 70 of 2023) [2025] SCSC 134 (18 September 2025)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles convicted a police officer of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old complainant, accepting her evidence and rejecting the defence GPS account.

  • Sexual offences
  • Sexual assault
  • Child protection
  • Sexual-assault
  • Criminal-law
  • Child-sexual-offences
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