Bunze v S (CA19/2022)
Bunze v S (CA19/2022) [2024] ZANWHC 276 (5 November 2024)
The Full Bench held that the appellant failed to comply with the mandatory requirement to re-enrol the appeal within ten days after it was struck from the roll on 26 May 2023, as stipulated by Rule 67(5A)(a)(ii) of the Magistrates' Court Rules. The subsequent actions by the respondent in seeking new hearing dates did not cure this defect, nor did they revive the lapsed appeal. In the absence of a substantive application for reinstatement and condonation for the period after the striking-off order, there was no appeal properly before the court. The court emphasized that strict compliance with…
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- Condonation
- Reinstatement Of Appeal
- Criminal Appeal Procedure
- Striking Off Order
- Mandatory Timelines