R v Meintjies [1912] ZATPD 105 (23 September 1912)

Criminal Law.--Liquor.-Unlicensed Sale.-Indictment.-
Essential Allegations.-Possession of Liquor- Unreasonable Quantity. - Presumption.Ordinance
32 of 1902, secs. 57 and 61.

An indictment under sec. 57 read with sec. 61 of Ordinance 32 of 1902 alleged that the section had
been cont1'avened by the acciised selling or
disposing of liquor without a hcence by
having more liquor on his premises than was
reasonably required for persons residing thereon
:-Held, that sec. 61 of the Ordinance did not make it an offence for an unlicensed person to be in possession of an unreasonable quantity of liquor, but merely makes such fact prima :facie evidence of an unlawfiil sale of liquor :-Held, further,
that the indictment was bad, inasmuch as it contained
no allegation of a specifie sale to persons known or unknown.