20010502 TZHC Mwanza
The application for bail pending appeal is granted because the appeal raises substantial grounds regarding defective charge particulars and has overwhelming chances of success, constituting reasonable cause under the law.
- Citation
- 20010502 TZHC Mwanza
- Parties
- Applicant: Erasto Nkomorwa; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 2 May 2001
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Bail Pending Appeal
- Outcome
- Application for bail pending appeal granted
- Legal Topics
- Bail Pending Appeal, Defective Charge Particulars, Conviction on Plea of Guilty
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Erasto Nkomorwa
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Bail Pending Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to bail pending appeal despite conviction on plea of guilty
- 2 Whether the charge particulars were defective so as to give rise to a reasonable cause for appeal
Ratio Decidendi
The application for bail pending appeal is granted because the appeal raises substantial grounds regarding defective charge particulars and has overwhelming chances of success, constituting reasonable cause under the law.
Court Disposition
Application for bail pending appeal granted
Orders
- Applicant to execute a bail bond of 300,000/= with two sureties each in like sum
- Applicant to surrender all travel documents to Musoma police station pending appeal
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