MARIA JOSEPH

MARIA JOSEPH

The High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the bail application as it must be lodged in the trial court where the accused is arraigned, per section 29(1) of the Drug Control and Enforcement Act.

Citation
MARIA JOSEPH
Parties
Applicant: Maria Joseph; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
24 September 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Bail Application Pending Trial
Outcome
Application struck out for want of jurisdiction
Legal Topics
Bail, Jurisdiction, Drug Offences
Source Language
English

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Parties

Maria Joseph

Applicant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Bail Application Pending Trial

  1. 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the bail application under section 29(1) of the Drug Control and Enforcement Act

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the bail application as it must be lodged in the trial court where the accused is arraigned, per section 29(1) of the Drug Control and Enforcement Act.

Court Disposition

Application struck out for want of jurisdiction

Orders

  • The application is found incompetent and is hereby struck out.