Tanzania Case Law

WILFRED WERANDUM MASSAWE 2 RULING

Court

TANZLII

The bail conditions set by the Dodoma Resident Magistrate Court are fair, manageable, and justified by the seriousness of the offences. Varying the conditions for the applicant alone would violate the principle of equality before the law and constitute discrimination among co-accused. No solid grounds were presented to warrant the exercise of the High Court's discretion to vary the bail terms.

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• Bail
• Variation of bail conditions
• Equality before the law
• Presumption of innocence
• Discretionary powers of court

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RULING

Court

TANZLII

The adjournments dated 13.1.2025 and 17.1.2025 in bail proceedings were unjustifiable in terms of span and reasons, violating the applicant's right to timely justice. The High Court has jurisdiction to revise such proceedings even absent a final decision, and directs expeditious determination of bail objections.

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• Bail
• Adjournment
• Judicial discretion
• Revision
• Right to liberty

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YUSUPH JOHN KIMEUMANA RULING 0001

Court

TANZLII

Applicants are entitled to bail for the offence of manslaughter as it is bailable, they previously complied with bail conditions, and the law and precedents support granting bail with appropriate conditions.

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• Bail
• Manslaughter
• Constitutional rights

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STANSLAUS RAYMOND MUSHI BAHATI AND 5 OTHERS VS THE REPUBLIC MISC

Court

TANZLII

Applicants are entitled to bail as the pecuniary loss charged exceeds subordinate court jurisdiction, and bail conditions must comply with Section 36(5)(a) of EOCCA, applying the sharing principle for deposit requirements.

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• Bail
• Pecuniary loss
• Jurisdiction
• Bail conditions

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CRIMINAL APPEAL MWENURA ROBERT

Court

TANZLII

The High Court at Musoma granted the applicant bail after committal for manslaughter, subject to sureties, reporting duties, and movement restrictions.

• Bail
• Manslaughter
• Committal proceedings
• Committal-proceedings
• Criminal-procedure

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NYAMHANGA WAMBURA MACHAGE MISC

Court

TANZLII

The High Court of Tanzania granted bail to two applicants after committal from the District Court, imposing detailed conditions and surety requirements.

• Bail
• Committal proceedings
• Surety requirements
• Criminal-procedure
• Sureties
• Committal-proceedings

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DANIEL DINDA

Court

TANZLII

The High Court granted bail to the accused in a criminal sessions case, holding the offence was bailable and that prior compliance with bail conditions supported release.

• Bail
• Acts intended to cause grievous harm
• Criminal-procedure
• Grievous-harm
• High-court

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RULING MENATI BINSONI MZUMBWE VS NPS

Court

TANZLII

The applicant is entitled to bail as the offence is bailable, the application is unopposed, and the statutory conditions for bail, including deposit of half the value involved shared among accused, are satisfied.

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• Bail
• Economic and organized crimes control
• Presumption of innocence

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95

Court

TANZLII

The High Court at Mbeya granted bail to an accused charged with manslaughter, imposing sureties, passport surrender, travel limits, and monthly reporting.

• Bail
• Manslaughter
• Criminal-procedure
• High-court

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CRIMINAL REVIEW R

Court

TANZLII

The High Court reviewed and corrected bail conditions, excluding a non-economic co-accused from burden sharing and resetting the deposit and bond terms.

• Bail
• Burden sharing
• Economic and organized crime control
• Unauthorized trading of minerals
• Occasioning loss to authority
• Burden-sharing

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