19881226 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

DI = lllGIJ c= OF T4N'ZA!IIA.. _ . AT Dlill ES SALAAM tt. Lo -c1 ½ c~'w-h- ., . APPELLATE JllllISDICTICW _ .~ ~ man COORT CRI?UNAl, Al'PEAL N0.66 OF 1900·' (J'rca ~ ,.., Or:Jo~nal Ca.so lfo.7 of 1908 of tba Diatri.ot Coa:ri of Xisa.rawo ... Distr:t.ot a, ld.sara,o) . I ALLY BAJ.JADlJAnl•. •. • ••• • • , , • • • ,. • • ••• , .; • •• , , • • • • • , ••• • • • • ,. ••••••• ". APPllLWT ( ~ginal. .Aaousocl) TS W:t'l'EI> nm>DLIC.. • .. • •••• • •. , •. , , • • • • • • • •" ••••••••• • ••••••••••RESPOlIDENr . . ( Or.iginalL ;~OSG~ ~ xwmo. it 1'he appellant uas conviotod. in tho District Court of Kisa.ra.wo D.tatr.iot, at IC:is8.'.L'aHo1 of stGaling by a porson employee, in tho pu.blic 1orvioe oontra.t-y to sootio11S 270 and 265 of tho Penal Cod&. IIo was cbargod. as tho thi:rd a.caused aoong four a.oousod persons, tb.a others ltoro aoqui ttGd and ho uaa sontonood to f ou:r yea.rs t imprisonnon:t following tho, oonviots.on. lio is appoa.lii)g· now against t.."1.o oonviotion am. tho · aontonoo. I thitlk tho a!)poal is hopoloas. Tho appol1.ant was a.n roployoe of. _ . Kisiju Heal.th Centro Kisa:rowe Diatriot,. Ilo was a, cook. In tho oor:¢.ng. : on 11/5/37 the door of a'_storo of tho IIealth, Cent:r.o-'was found open. ~e koya for it wcro with Ilosco. Mtcka uho WM ·tho second a.oouecd a.t tho trial · azld. uas ao.Ol'.lg ~ -~uero a.Qqiltted. La.tar on oheok:i.ng one bag of r.Loo, . · ·.· one bag of sugar ~ o. bioyole,- all belonging to the IIoalth Oontro, woro.· fo,,md mi.a~ Report.a wore tUldo to tho relavnn1r ant11ori t:Loa. Soootirao lator,tho appellant sold tho bioyolo -tlo·-o. looo.J. bw3illcascmu., IIo.misi Abla.lloh (M), Ito~ it for 1200/-:- il'.u.on he(tb.o appellant) was .to delivor tho bioyol.o to Rn, b.e .(PUl) we.a r::;.-r~ to a. r;iosquo for proyo:rs• IIo found his wifo. M-raju:ln. J:I;:.ssa.ni (~r2). ·no (the appcllont) loft tho' · bioyolo with P\"l2. Later vhon nows that tho bicyolo ·had boon stol-an frOlll tho IIoal.th Contro rooohod. F'!-71 ho handod it book to tho o.ppallnnt. . . . to In his dofonoo the o.ppollnnt d,onicd that ho· sold tho b:Loyolojlm. or that he broke into tho storo and. atolo it and tho other i ~ oontionod: abovo• IIc has ru.inta.incd this defonoo on appoal to this Court,. 'lho lom-ned triol. oagistr?.to had no cli.ffioulV in disnissod. this cl.ofonoo~· I find that ·he (tho lom-noo. ~~strata) w~ justifiod in rojootitlg o.pp°': :. llant1s dofon.ce. Thora is noro than ovort·rh~ ov:i.d.onoo thAt tho 1 . appellant sold the Ccntrc•s bicycle to PW!. not l ~ o.ftar it vras found ·'' nissing froo .• tho Contra~ As t.11o loo.mod nagistro.to obsorvoo'.; he did . not'• .....:i....;---.. ........ ---- '~---:. ....._. ~ cn:pl~~{ii6~1'-h<i~~~-it 'boforo-~hEkSO~~:.-~:tho ~~ of'o.•~et - .-.:.. .. ~ , • • ....le • ' :I' . ~ ~- .,, . ' . ~ ~ W::' • ~ •• • .J"'. ..i,.... - of recent- po:siiossi.o:t.1.!c .i.S th-0 - ono who .~:~milo~o 1:J~ -~ tnll'.Q.o. the ~. • • . •- •. - ,, ·- .. ·~ • • . ... ••. • ·- ..... - .-:, . '!' ~ .. • • \ -~ . .. :, - 2 ._- bicycle and tho bags a£ rioe llnCl.. sugo.r,..· .rte. WM thore-foxo ri@-1 tly . . ' ',. ., convictoo.. '!ho sontcnoo lio on.mod was 11ot axoossive o.tJ4 I harol::(r ; qon:firo it.- As I havo·said tho appeal is a hopoloss 0110 aria. l disoiss . ' ::tt in its ontiro_ty~ .. Thero is ono rmttor I shoul.U point out boforo concluding howover. Tho bi.cycle and bags of Sligar woro stolo11 a.ftor a broaldng at tho s·toro 9.,£ tho 1Ioalth Con~• This l?eing tho case I an of tho view .tmt tho · ~cusod should ha.Jo boo11 clmrgod with storo brooking and stoo:J.ing undor section 296(1) of tho Ponai Codo. IIowovor, I soo no substc1ntinl hn.ro - to have boon ocoassionod to tho accused by boi.ng cha.rgodwith stealing ~ a person orip1oyod. in the public sorvioe.. I loavo tho oattor un:dis.... turbod thoroforoa DAR ES SALAAM. 28/12/1900~ /Y {~Jj(h. d4 . L.1.... r..fiM:iiJo JUDGE,