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October 1980
BEATON SHOWA v THE PEOPLE (SCZ Judgment No. 22 of 1980) [1980] ZMSC 38 (7 October 1980)
The High Court may not dismiss the applicant's appeal for want of prosecution; section 325 requires a reasoned disposal in absence.
  • Criminal procedure — Appeal — Absence of appellant at hearing — Section 325 Criminal Procedure Code permits summary disposal in absence but requires examination of record and reasoned judgment — High Court may not dismiss appeal for want of prosecution — Service of notice and inquiry required.
7 October 1980