omari said mtangi vs republic 2018 tzhcced 27 4 june 2018

omari said mtangi vs republic 2018 tzhcced 27 4 june 2018

The applicant is charged with trafficking heroin weighing 111.02 kilograms, which exceeds the statutory threshold for non-bailable offences under the Drugs Control and Enforcement Act, thus the court is prohibited from granting bail.

Citation
omari said mtangi vs republic 2018 tzhcced 27 4 june 2018
Parties
Applicant: Omari Said Mtangi; Respondent: Republic
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
4 June 2018
Procedural Posture
Bail Application / Ruling on Bail Application
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Bail, Narcotic Drugs, Non Bailable Offences
Source Language
English

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Parties

Omari Said Mtangi

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Bail Application / Ruling on Bail Application

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to bail under the Drugs Control and Enforcement Act, No. 5 of 2015

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant is charged with trafficking heroin weighing 111.02 kilograms, which exceeds the statutory threshold for non-bailable offences under the Drugs Control and Enforcement Act, thus the court is prohibited from granting bail.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • bail application dismissed as offence is not bailable under Section 29(1)(b) of the Drugs Control and Enforcement Act, No. 5 of 2015