maria kazi vs republic 2021 tzhc 6055 27 august 2021
The High Court has jurisdiction to grant bail in economic offences where the value of the subject matter is ten million shillings or more, and the applicant is entitled to bail as the offences are bailable and the respondent does not oppose the application.
- Citation
- maria kazi vs republic 2021 tzhc 6055 27 august 2021
- Parties
- Applicant: Mariam Kazi; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 27 August 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Misc. Criminal Application / Ruling on Bail Application Pending Trial
- Outcome
- Application for bail granted
- Legal Topics
- Bail, Jurisdiction, Economic and Organized Crime Control, Constitutional Rights
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mariam Kazi
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Misc. Criminal Application / Ruling on Bail Application Pending Trial
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to grant bail where the value of the subject matter is above ten million shillings
- 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to bail pending trial
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court has jurisdiction to grant bail in economic offences where the value of the subject matter is ten million shillings or more, and the applicant is entitled to bail as the offences are bailable and the respondent does not oppose the application.
Court Disposition
Application for bail granted
Orders
- Applicant to deposit cash of Tshs. 6,008,256 or surrender a title deed of equivalent value certified by a professional valuer
- Applicant to execute a promissory bond in the remaining sum of Tshs. 6,008,256 with two sureties
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