Furkan Vohora

Court order seizes property linked to crime · Published 2022-01-21 · What is a POCA?

Party
Furkan Vohora

Case

Parties addressed

  • Furkan Vohora

Identifiers

Cash amount
R70 000

From the gazette

application. In such a case the Court may grant a default order forfeiting the property to the State under section 53 of
the Act;
           7. You may, on good cause shown (including the non-availability of any other suitable remedy to protect your
legitimate rights or interests), on 3 days notice in urgent instances and at least 7 days notice in other instances to the
applicant, and within 8 days of becoming aware of the Order, apply for reconsideration of the Order.
           8. You are specifically advised that even if you intend to apply for reconsideration of the preservation order in
this case, you must in addition comply with paragraphs 4 and 5 above if you intend to oppose the forfeiture application
at a later date. Failure to do so can result in a forfeiture order being granted against the property by default and without
further notice to you.
           9. Whenever this order states that you must deliver or serve any notice, affidavit or other process document
on the Applicant, you must deliver or serve them on the Applicant at the following addresses:THE STATE
ATTORNEY:Mr V Mulaudzi, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria. His contact details are as follows:
Private Bag X 91, Pretoria, 0001. Tel: (012) 309 1500 / 012 309 1677 and Fax: (012) 309 01649/50. Email:
VuMulaudzi@justice.gov.za and
           Clay Sibiya at the VGM Building, 123 Westlake Ave ,Weavind Park, Silverton. His contact details are as follows
Tel: 012 845 6368. Email: ClSibiya@npa.gov.za
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                                                                                                        Case No: 5356/2021
                                                                                                                       Yes
                                                                                                              051 410 6096
                                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
                                            (Free State High Court, Bloemfontein)
                                  Bloemfontein, 2021-11-25, Honourable Justice JP Daffue
      In the matter between: The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Applicant, and Furkan Vohora,
                                                        Respondent
          In re: An amount of R70 000 seized on 09 June 2020 and held under Navalsig CAS 28/06/2020
                                                  Preservation order Notice
          Notice in terms of section 39 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 (POCA)
          This notice is addressed to Furkan Vohora and all other persons who may have an interest in amount of R70
000 (the property):
          Take notice that:
          1 The National Director of Public Prosecutions (National Director) has obtained a preservation of property
order (the order), a copy of which is attached to this notice, in terms of section 38(2) of the POCA in respect of the
property;
          2 If you have an interest in the property, you should understand that it is now at risk. You are advised to obtain
legal advice on whether your interest can be protected and, if so, on how to protect it;
          3 You are notified that the National Director of Public Prosecutions will, within 90 days of publication of this
notice, apply to the High Court under section 48 of the POCA for an order declaring the property forfeit to the state.
The order will remain in force until the application for a forfeiture order is finalised, and until any forfeiture order that is
made is satisfied;
          4 If you intend to oppose the application for a forfeiture order, or you intend to apply for an order excluding
your interest from a forfeiture order in respect of the property, you must enter an appearance in terms of the order. The

requirements for such an appearance are set out in the order and are also dealt with in sections 39(3), (4) and (5) of
the POCA. An appearance must comply with these requirements;
          5 Your attention is specifically drawn to the 14-day time limit prescribed in section 39(4) for the entry of an
appearance referred to in paragraph 4 above;
          6 If you enter an appearance in terms of the order you will be entitled to be given 14 days notice of the
application by the applicant for a forfeiture order in respect of the property;
          7 If you fail to enter an appearance in terms of the order or to comply with the above requirements, you will
not be given notice of the application for a forfeiture order and you will not be entitled to appear at the hearing of the
application. In such a case, the court may grant a default order forfeiting the property to the state under section 53 of
the POCA;
          8 You may, on good cause shown (including the non-availability of any other suitable remedy to protect your
legitimate rights or interests), on 3 days notice in urgent instances and at least 7 days notice in other instances to the
applicant, and within 8 days of becoming aware of the order, apply for reconsideration of the order;

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30  No. 45782                         GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21 January 2022

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