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The Court of Appeal nullified the proceedings for lack of proper jurisdiction, quashed the conviction, set aside the sentence, and ordered the appellant’s release.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashing convictions for personating a public officer and obtaining money by false pretence for lack of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding convictions for fraudulent appropriation, malicious damage, impersonation of a public officer, and obtaining money by false pretence.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding that dock identification was unsafe without an identification parade and expert handwriting evidence.
The High Court upheld Liwani Ahmed’s conviction for personating a public officer under section 100(2) of the Penal Code and confirmed the 18-month sentence.
The conviction for malicious damage to property cannot stand as there was no evidence of wilful damage; the tearing of clothes was incidental to the assault. The conviction for rape is upheld as the complainant's evidence was corroborated by independent witnesses, and the trial magistrate was correct in accepting their testimony.
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The High Court upheld a criminal appeal record, entering convictions for personating a public officer and uttering a false document, while affirming obtaining by false pretence.
The High Court quashed a conviction for criminal trespass after finding that section 181 of the Criminal Procedure Code had been misapplied.
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