Minister van Wet en Orde en Andere v Dipper

JurisdictionSouth Africa
Citation1993 (2) SACR 221 (A)

Minister van Wet en Orde en Andere v Dipper
1993 (2) SACR 221 (A) [*]

1993 (2) SACR p221


Citation

1993 (2) SACR 221 (A)

Court

Appèlafdeling

Judge

Hoexter AR, Smalberger AR, Milne AR, Eksteen AR en Harms Wn AR

Heard

May 18, 1993

Judgment

May 28, 1993

Counsel

C Y Louw SC (bygestaan deur R C Hiemstra) namens die appellante
A H Burger namens die respondent

Flynote : Sleutelwoorde B

Borg — Reg om aansoek daarvoor te doen — Beskuldigde geregtig om aansoek te doen voor verstryking van periode van 48 uur in art 50(1) van Strafproseswet 51 van 1977 na verwys — Uitdrukking 'by sy eerste verskyning in 'n laer hof' in art 60 verwys nie net na eerste verpligte verskyning kragtens art 50(1) nie maar sluit ook eerste verskyning op C beskuldigde se eie versoek.

Headnote : Kopnota

'n Beskuldigde, wat in hegtenis is, is geregtig om aansoek te doen vir sy vrylating op borg voor die verstryking van die periode van 48 uur waarna in art 50(1) van die Strafproseswet 51 van 1977, dit wil sê voor sy verpligte eerste verskyning in 'n laer hof kragtens art 50(1). Die uitdrukking 'by sy eerste verskyning in 'n laer hof' in art 60 van die Wet D verwys nie net na die eerste verpligte verskyning ingevolge art 50 nie, maar sluit ook 'n eerste verskyning op eie versoek in.

Twayie en 'n Ander v Minister van Justisie en 'n Ander 1986 (2) SA 101 (O) goedgekeur.

Die beslissing in die Kaapse Provinsiale Afdeling in Minister van Wet en E Orde en Andere v Dipper bevestig.

Flynote : Sleutelwoorde

Bail — Right to apply for — Accused entitled to apply before expiry of period of 48 hours referred to in s 50(1) of Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 — Expression 'at his first appearance in a lower court' in s 60 F refers not only to first compulsory appearance in terms of s 50(1) but also includes first appearance at accused's own request.

Headnote : Kopnota

An accused, who is in custody, is entitled to make application for his release on bail before the expiry of the period of 48 hours referred to in s 50(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, that is before his G compulsory first appearance in a lower court in terms of s 50(1). The expression 'at his first appearance in a lower court' in s 60 of the Act does not only refer to the first compulsory appearance in terms of s 50(1) but also includes a first appearance at the accused's own request.

Twayie en 'n Ander v Minister van Justisie en 'n Ander 1986 (2) SA 101 (O) H approved.

The decision in the Cape Provincial Division in Minister van Wet en Orde en Andere v Dipper confirmed. I

Case Information

Appèl teen 'n beslissing in die Kaapse Provinsiale Afdeling (Williamson R en Van Deventer R). Die feite blyk uit die uitspraak van Hoexter AR.

C Y Louw SC (bygestaan deur R C Hiemstra) namens die appellante het na die volgende gesag verwys: Twayie en 'n Ander v Minister van Justisie en 'n Ander 1986 (2) SA 101 (O) op 104E-G; S v Du Preez 1991 (2) SASV 372 (Ck) op 377a-c; J

1993 (2) SACR p222

Landboukredietraad v Vrystaat Lewendehawe Koöperasie Bpk en Andere 1990 (1) SA 106 (A) op 112F-G; Adampol (Pty) Ltd v Administrator, Transvaal 1989 (3) SA 800 (A) op 804B-C; Steyn Die Uitleg van Wette 5de uitg op 17; Association of Amusement and Novelty Machine Operators and Another v Minister of Justice and Another 1980 (2) SA 636 (A) op 660G-H; Verklarende Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal, sv 'beskuldigde'; Collins English B Dictionary, sv 'accused'; The Oxford English Dictionary, sv 'accused'; Longman's Modern English Dictionary (1976) sv 'accused'; Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, sv 'accused'; S v Hlongwane 1989 (4) SA 79 (T) op 90D-E, 90H-I, 91C-D, 94E-F, 95, 97J-98B; S v Genu 1988 (3) SA 974 (W) op 974I-J; S v Tieties 1990 (2) SA 461 (A) op 464A; Bhyat v Commissioner for Immigration 1932 AD 125 op 129; Attorney-General, Transvaal v C Additional Magistrate for Johannesburg 1924 AD 421 op 436; Jaga v Dönges NO and Another; Bhana v Dönges NO and Another 1950 (4) SA 653 (A) op 662G-664B; University of Cape Town v Cape Bar Council and Another 1986 (4) SA 903 (A) op 913I-J; S v Van Staden 1981 (2) SA 481 (OK) op 483E-G; Duncan v Minister of Law and Order 1986 (2) SA 805 (A) op 818B-C, 819G-820D, 821C-D; Lobel and Another v Claassen NO 1956 (1) SA 531 (W) op D 533A-E; Hiemstra Suid-Afrikaanse Strafproses 4de uitg op 110; Minister of Law and Order v Kader 1991 (1) SA 41 (A) op 49I-J, 51B; Ex parte Prokureur-Generaal, Transvaal 1980 (3) SA 516 (T) op 518G, 519A-B, 519D-E; Bozzoli and Another v Station Commander, John Vorster Square, Johannesburg 1972 (3) SA 934 (W) op 942D; Leibman v Attorney-General 1950 (1) SA 607 (W) op 608. A

A H Burger namens die respondent het na die volgende gesag verwys: E Hiemstra Suid-Afrikaanse Strafproses 4de uitg op 110, 141; Twayie en 'n Ander v Minister van Justisie en 'n Ander 1986 (2) SA 101 (O) op 104, 105B-D; Wood and Others v Ondangwa Tribal Authority and Another 1975 (2) SA 294 (A); S v Acheson 1991 (2) SA 805 (Nm) op 822A-B; Du Toit en ander Commentary on the Criminal Procedure Act hoofstuk 9 op 2; Principal Immigration Officer v Bhula 1931 AD 323 op 336 in fine; Joosub v Immigrant's Appeal Board 1920 CPD 109 op 111; Steyn Die Uitleg van Wette F 5de uitg op 115-6; Sekretaris van Binnelandse Inkomste v Lourens Erasmus (Edms) Bpk 1966 (4) SA 434 (A) op 443C-D; S v Moodley 1971 (1) SA 320 (N) op...

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    • Invalid date
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  • Prinsloo v Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag en Andere
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
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  • Coetzee v National Commissioner of Police and Others
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...of Safety and Security v Seymour 2006 (6) SA 320 (SCA) ([2007] 1 All SA 558): applied G Minister van Wet en Orde en Andere v Dipper 1993 (2) SACR 221 (A) (1993 (3) SA 591): Mlatsheni v Road Accident Fund 2009 (2) SA 401 (E): dictum in para [18] applied Modderfontein Squatters, Greater Benon......
  • Coetzee v National Commissioner of Police and Others
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
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    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
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