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Harare High Court
Munyaradzi Mawadze v The Commissioner General of Police N.O. and Alexander Jachi N.O. and The Provincial Magistrate, Harare
HH 604-22
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
12 September 2022
Citation
HH 604-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 604
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
MUSITHU J
Full Bench
MUSITHU J
Areas of Law
Criminal ProcedureConstitutional LawEvidence
Keywords
blood sampleswarrant of search and seizureinformed consentbodily tissueconstitutional rightsCriminal Procedure and Evidence Act
Tags
blood samplewarrantconstitutional rightssearch and seizurecriminal investigation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether a warrant compelling extraction of blood samples can be issued under s 50(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Warrant issued under s 50(1)(b), blood samples sought"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether blood samples constitute \"articles\" for purposes of s 50(1)(b)","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Blood samples requested, s 50 refers to articles"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the warrant violated the applicant's constitutional rights under s 52 of the Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant refused consent, bodily tissue extraction"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, charged with murder, challenged a warrant compelling him to provide blood samples for forensic comparison. The warrant was issued by a magistrate under s 50(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act after the applicant refused consent. The applicant argued this violated his constitutional rights and that the wrong statutory provision was applied.
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