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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.
The gravity of the offence, including use of a lethal weapon, permanent injury, and lack of justification, warranted a custodial sentence, but mitigating factors including guilty plea, surrender, cooperation, and time in remand justified reduction to six years imprisonment and compensation to the victim.
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The sentence was determined by weighing aggravating factors (serious injury, permanent incapacitation, use of lethal weapon) against mitigating factors (provocation, first offender, dependants, remorse, cooperation, time in remand), resulting in a custodial sentence reduced for early plea, mitigating circumstances, and time spent in remand.
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The applicant is entitled to bail as the offence is bailable under the law and there are no reasons to deny bail.
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The High Court granted an application to substitute the applicant’s remaining six-month prison term with community service at Kisumwa Dispensary.
The applicant is entitled to bail as the offence is bailable, he previously complied with bail conditions, and bail is a constitutional right under Tanzanian law.
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The High Court at Mwanza acquitted the accused after retrial, finding the night identification unsafe and the prosecution proof insufficient beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court granted bail to three applicants charged with acts intended to cause grievous harm, holding that the offence was bailable and the prosecution grounds lacked statutory basis.
The appellants were found to have acted together in committing the offence, with credible eyewitness testimony and physical evidence outweighing their alibi defence, which was rejected as false.
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The applicant is entitled to bail as the offence is bailable, bail is a constitutional right, and health conditions further justify bail. No legal basis exists to deny bail in this case.
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