Court name
High Court General Division
Case number
Criminal Appeal/Confirmation Case 25 of 2006

R v Kausiwa & Anor. (Criminal Appeal/Confirmation Case 25 of 2006) [2006] MWHC 131 (16 November 2006);

Law report citations
Media neutral citation
[2006] MWHC 131
Coram
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IN
THE HIGH COURT OF MALAWI


LILONGWE
DISTRICT REGISTRY


CRIMINAL
APPEAL/CONFIRMTION CASE NO 25 OF 2006





GEOFFREY
KAUSIWA


STEVEN
CHISALE





VERSUS





THE
REPUBLIC











CORAM : HON.
JUSTICE CHOMBO





Liabunya;
Counsel for the State


Unrepresented
Applicant


Njirayafa;
Court Interpreter


Mrs
Namagonya; Court Reporter











J
U D G M E N T








On
the submission of the State I quash the convictions of the lower
court, set aside the sentences imposed and order that the 2

appellants be set at liberty.





The
appellants have a right to go back to the police and claim their
property and money taken at police at the time of their arrest.





MADE
in Court this 17
th
day of November, 2006.














I.J.
Chombo


J
U D G E