High Court of Malawi - 2005 June

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2 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
June 2005
Penama v State (47 of 2005) [2005] MWHC 119 (26 June 2005) Inordinate delay largely caused by defence counsel justified revocation of bail; High Court refused to vary lower court’s order. Criminal procedure – Bail revocation – Inordinate delay in prosecution and defence – Right to trial within reasonable time (s.42(2)(f)(1)) – Interest of justice – Defence counsel’s conduct as ground for remand.	26 June 2005
R v Chizinga & Ors. (Criminal Case 871 of 1998) [2005] MWHC 30 (15 June 2005) Whether public officers and a company are criminally liable for paying, soliciting and concealing ‘goodwill’ to evade tolls and mislead investigators. Corrupt Practices Act — gratification to public officers; attempted corruption; misleading anti‑corruption investigators (Section 14(b)); statutory non‑defence of absence of forbearance (Sections 33(1), 47); corporate liability for officers' acquiescence.	15 June 2005