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The High Court dismissed Christian Makondoro’s claim for wrongful confinement and malicious prosecution, finding no proof of malice or prosecution in law.
The trial court's decision to reject the suit for lack of jurisdiction without hearing the parties was a violation of the fundamental constitutional right to be heard and is therefore a nullity.
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The High Court held that the claim was for false imprisonment, not malicious prosecution, and upheld damages for Alice Kunnola after police detention following a false report.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, holding the evidence did not support stealing, kidnapping, or threats to kill, and quashed a substituted conviction.
The High Court upheld convictions for wrongful confinement, demanding property with menaces, and obtaining money by false pretences, but varied sentence on two counts.
The High Court upheld Alfred Nyokuta’s conviction for wrongful confinement under section 253 of the Penal Code and dismissed his appeal.
The High Court quashed a conviction for entering with intent to commit a felony and substituted criminal trespass, rejecting superior orders and upholding a 3-month sentence.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that the trial court wrongly shifted the burden of proof to the appellant in a wrongful confinement charge.
The High Court upheld convictions for wrongful confinement and corruption, rejecting arguments that the money had to be produced as an exhibit and that witnesses were denied.
The High Court upheld convictions for wrongful confinement and demanding with menaces, finding the complainant’s account was corroborated and the sentences were not excessive.
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