Judgment No. CCZ 12/14 13 Civil Appeal No. SC 327/12 to a fair trial within a reasonable time has been contravened is not sustainable on the facts of this case. In the result therefore the application must fail. The application is accordingly dismissed with no order as to costs. CHIDYAUSIKU CJ: I agree MALABA DCJ: I agree ZIYAMBI JA: I agree PATEL JA: I agree Mtetwa & Nyambirai, applicant’s legal practitioners Prosecutor General, Counsel for the 1st & 2nd respondents