republic vs john kadozo goa others 2018 tzhc 2598 14 september 2018

republic vs john kadozo goa others 2018 tzhc 2598 14 september 2018

The application for bail is premature and constitutes forum shopping as the applicants have not exhausted available remedies by way of appeal or revision against the Resident Magistrate's order refusing bail.

Citation
republic vs john kadozo goa others 2018 tzhc 2598 14 september 2018
Parties
Prosecution: Republic; Accused: John Kadozo @ Goa; Accused: George Kessy; Accused: Enock S/O Petro; Accused: Martine S/O Petro
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
14 September 2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Ruling on Bail Application During Preliminary Hearing
Outcome
Application for bail deferred
Legal Topics
Bail, Abuse of Process, Attempted Murder
Source Language
English

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Parties

Republic

Prosecution

John Kadozo @ Goa

Accused

George Kessy

Accused

Enock S/O Petro

Accused

Martine S/O Petro

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Ruling on Bail Application During Preliminary Hearing

  1. 1 Whether the accused are entitled to bail pending hearing of Misc Criminal Application No. 21/2018
  2. 2 Whether the application for bail constitutes forum shopping and abuse of court process

Ratio Decidendi

The application for bail is premature and constitutes forum shopping as the applicants have not exhausted available remedies by way of appeal or revision against the Resident Magistrate's order refusing bail.

Court Disposition

Application for bail deferred

Orders

  • Application for bail to await the ruling in Misc Criminal Application No. 21/2018