Tanzania Case Law

gideon wasonga others vs the attorney general others 2021 tzca 3534 23 december 2021

Court

TZCA

Failure to serve the notice of appeal on the respondents within 14 days as mandated by Rule 84(1) of the Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules is a fatal procedural defect that renders the appeal incompetent and incapable of being salvaged by the overriding objective principle or by invoking Rule 4(1).

Source excerpt

• Service of notice of appeal
• Mandatory procedural requirements
• Overriding objective principle
• Constitutionality of statutes
• Bail in economic crimes

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athanas sebastian kapunga others vs republic 2017 tzhcced 1 11 october 2017

Court

TANZLII

The Corruption and Economic Crimes Division of the High Court has jurisdiction to hear bail applications under section 29(4)(d) of the EOCCA, as the legislative intent and statutory context support a purposive interpretation. The omission to amend section 29(4)(d) was inadvertent and does not oust the Division's jurisdiction. The affidavit, though containing some defective paragraphs, remains sufficient after expunging the offending parts, and the application may proceed.

Source excerpt

• Jurisdiction of high court divisions
• Competence of affidavits
• Statutory interpretation
• Bail in economic crimes

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20170810 TZCA Dar es Salaam

Court

TZCA

The High Court granted bail to the applicant in an economic crime case, holding that the offences were bailable and imposing statutory conditions under EOCCA.

• Bail in economic crimes
• Jurisdiction of high court
• Mandatory bail conditions
• Bail
• Economic-crimes
• High-court-jurisdiction

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director of public prosecutions vs li ling ling 2016 tzca 563 18 march 2016

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal held that the DPP’s certificate objecting bail was valid and binding, and quashed the High Court’s order admitting the respondent to bail.

• Bail in economic crimes
• Dpp's certificate barring bail
• Statutory interpretation
• Jurisdiction for bail applications
• Bail-in-economic-crimes
• Dpps-certificate-objecting-bail

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