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Thoshan Panday, a Durban businessman, is set to appear in court to request a relaxation of his bail conditions while facing serious fraud charges
The Durban businessman has lost his appeal in his bail refusal and will remain in jail for the duration of the trial.
Durban businessman Thoshan Panday’s tax fraud matter has been transferred to the Durban High Court.
The fraud matter where Thoshan Panday is facing 27 counts of fraud is expected to be heard in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Durban businessman was a no-show at Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, his attorney told the court he is at a private hospital in Durban receiving medical care.
Durban businessman Thoshan Panday is set to remain behind bars for the duration of his trial.
Durban businessman Thoshan Panday has been dealt a blow after being denied bail following allegations of R7. 3 million in tax fraud.
At the centre of the dispute was the State wanting to be granted leave to appeal against the June ruling by Judge Nompumelelo Hadebe, where she ordered the State to hand over cellphone recordings – it had “illegally” intercepted – to the defence team.
Court papers, seen by the Daily News, show four of the nine accused gunning for the State’s case, citing a litany of holes in the case that has spanned 14 years since 2010. Six accused and Panday brought this application.
The case against a former KwaZulu-Natal high ranking police officer and others accused of orchestrating a multi-million rand fraud racket during the 2010 World Cup, has been set for pretrial in three months time.
The State had given the defence 31 mobile-originated call (MOC) phone conversation recordings conducted between October 2010 and mid-2012 over an 18-month period.
The State had given the defence 31 recordings of phone conversations of some of the accused that they had recorded between October 2010 and mid 2012. The defence want access to all the recordings from the 18 months.