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Police vs Dawood<\/p>\n

2026 PL2 10<\/p>\n

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF PORT LOUIS (DIVISION II)<\/p>\n

In the matter of: CN 3763\/25 POLICE VS SABIHABEN AIYUBBHAI DAWOOD ACCUSED<\/p>\n

JUDGMENT<\/p>\n

1. The accused stands charged with having committed the offence of threat in breach of sections 224 and 226 of the Criminal Code, by uttering the words, \u201cena l\u2019acide ladans, kot mo pou trouve toi tousel mo pou zette sa lor to figir, mo pou fer toi mette couche, mo pou zette disang zanimo lor toi, mo pou met vagabond lor to tifi mo pou fer enleve li et viole li\u201d to W2 on 03.12.2023.<\/p>\n

2. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. She was unrepresented.<\/p>\n

I- PROSECUTION CASE<\/p>\n

3. The defence statement contains a denial of the charge. The accused explained that she was not on good terms with the complainant because she had turned down the indecent proposal made by the complainant\u2019s husband.<\/p>\n

4. The prosecution\u2019s case rests on the testimony of witness no. 2, who stated in court that she was on a motorcycle driven by her son-in-law when the accused came towards them with a bottle containing some liquid and threatened to throw it on the complainant when<\/p>\n

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she would be alone. The accused also threatened to send the complainant\u2019s husband to prison.<\/p>\n

5. She was cross-examined.<\/p>\n

II- CASE FOR THE DEFENCE<\/p>\n

6. The accused was explained his right to testify under oath, from the dock, to stay silent and to call witnesses. She denied the charge under oath and explained that she was in bad terms with the complainant who blackmailed her as she had turned down the complainant\u2019s husband.<\/p>\n

III- ANALYSIS<\/p>\n

7. W2 deponed in a clear manner about the surrounding circumstances in which the accused approached her and her son-in-law. However, her testimony with regards to the threatening words was very evasive. Whilst she remembered the part that the accused threatened to throw acid on her, she completely obliviated the other threats regarding \u201ccouches\u201d, \u201cdisang zanimo\u201d and threats against her own daughter. It is only when the inconsistency was put to her by the prosecutor that she agreed that the accused also threatened her in those terms.<\/p>\n

8. Whilst the court keeps in mind that testifying in court is not a test of memory especially given the passage of time 1 , I find that these inconsistencies are material 2 , especially since the complainant explained that she was traumatised, such that the words would have made a lasting impact.<\/p>\n

9. There is another fundamental reason why the evidence of the complainant cannot be relied on to substantiate the charge.<\/p>\n

1 DHUNNY S. v. THE QUEEN [1991 SCJ 145] 2 SHAM vs THE QUEEN [1982 MR 224].<\/p>\n

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10. The words used by the accused as stated by the complainant under oath, do not meet the legal requirements as they do not contain any order or condition as per section 226 Criminal Code: \u201cWhere the threat, so accompanied by an order or condition, has been made verbally, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

11. Indeed, the words mentioned by the complainant in court are merely to the effect that the accused would throw acid on her and cause her to wear diapers and to be covered in animal\u2019s blood. The complainant was not ordered to do anything nor was there any condition attached to the threat.<\/p>\n

12. The elements of the charge have been listed in Gar\u00e7on, Code P\u00e9nal Livre III Art. 305 \u00e0 308, quoted with approval in MUDHOO H v THE STATE [2012 SCJ 411]: \u201cE. Caract\u00e8re de la menace. \u2013 36. \u2026 \u2026 \u2026 C\u2019est au juge qu\u2019il appartient de d\u00e9terminer leur caract\u00e8re et de d\u00e9cider: 1- Si l\u2019\u00e9crit ou le propos incrimin\u00e9 est de nature mena\u00e7ante; 2- si cette menace a pour objet un attentat contre les personnes puni de peines perp\u00e9tuelles, ou des violences ou voies de fait; 3- enfin, si elle est sous ordre ou sous condition. \u201d<\/p>\n

13. The words \u00ab ena l\u2019acide ladans, kot mo pou trouve toi tousle mo pou zette sa lor to figir, mo pou fer toi mette couche, mo pou zette disang zanimo lor toi\u00bb are certainly of a threatening nature aiming to cause violence against the complainant.<\/p>\n

14. However, the last element is more problematic because the words stated by the complainant under oath ena l\u2019acide ladans, kot mo pou trouve toi tousel mo pou zette sa lor to figir, mo pou fer toi mette couche, mo pou zette disang zanimo lor toi\u201d do not constitute an order or condition. There is no order to do or not to do anything. Similarly, the threat is not conditional upon anything. I thus find that this last element has not been proved.<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION<\/p>\n

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15. For all these reasons, I find that the prosecution has failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, grant the benefit of the doubt to the accused and dismiss the case against the accused.<\/p>\n

M. C. CHAVRIMOOTOO -VENKATAKISTNEN District Magistrate 16 April 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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