20111216 TZHC Dar es Salaam 2

20111216 TZHC Dar es Salaam 2

The offence charged is unbailable by express statutory provisions, and the charge as drafted meets legal requirements for particulars; therefore, the application for bail must be dismissed.

Citation
20111216 TZHC Dar es Salaam 2
Parties
Applicant: Mwanaidi Ramadhani Mfungo & Eight Others; Respondent: Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
16 December 2011
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Economic Criminal Application / Bail Application Pending Trial
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Bail, Unbailable Offences, Trafficking in Drugs, Presumption of Innocence
Source Language
English

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Parties

Mwanaidi Ramadhani Mfungo & Eight Others

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Economic Criminal Application / Bail Application Pending Trial

  1. 1 Whether the applicants are entitled to bail pending trial for an unbailable offence under Tanzanian law
  2. 2 Whether the charge is incomplete or defective for purposes of bail consideration

Ratio Decidendi

The offence charged is unbailable by express statutory provisions, and the charge as drafted meets legal requirements for particulars; therefore, the application for bail must be dismissed.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Bail application is dismissed.