S v Shumba (56 of 2021) [2021] ZWMSVHC 56 (13 October 2021)
No new facts or changed circumstances were established since the initial bail refusal to justify granting bail; the applicant's arguments did not meet the statutory threshold for reconsideration.
- Citation
- [2021] ZWMSVHC 56
- Parties
- Applicant: Life Shumba; Respondent: The State
- Court
- Masvingo High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Zimbabwe
- Judgment Date
- 13 October 2021
- Case Number
- 56 of 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Bail Application (pending Trial)
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Bail, Changed Circumstances, Pre Trial Detention
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Life Shumba
Applicant
The State
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Bail Application (pending Trial)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether there are changed circumstances justifying the granting of bail pending trial after an earlier refusal
Ratio Decidendi
No new facts or changed circumstances were established since the initial bail refusal to justify granting bail; the applicant's arguments did not meet the statutory threshold for reconsideration.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for bail is dismissed.
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