19980814 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

19980814 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

The application for revision was premature as the trial had not concluded, and no sufficient grounds were established to invoke the Court's revisional jurisdiction under section 4 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act.

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Citation
19980814 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
Parties
Appellant: Augustino Yatnga Mrema; Respondent: The Republic; Respondent: Dr. Masumbiko Roman; Respondent: Nahugo Lanwai
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
14 August 1998
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Application for Revision After Appeal Struck Out
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Revision Jurisdiction, Prematurity of Application, Appellate Jurisdiction Act
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Appellate Procedure Revision Jurisdiction Prematurity of Application Appellate Jurisdiction Act

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Parties

Augustino Yatnga Mrema

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Dr. Masumbiko Roman

Respondent

Nahugo Lanwai

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Application for Revision After Appeal Struck Out

  1. 1 Whether the Court of Appeal should exercise its revisional jurisdiction under section 4 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act after the applicant's appeal was struck out for incompetency
  2. 2 Whether the application for revision was premature

Ratio Decidendi

The application for revision was premature as the trial had not concluded, and no sufficient grounds were established to invoke the Court's revisional jurisdiction under section 4 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Record to be returned to the district court for the trial to proceed from where it was interrupted
  • Trial to proceed as ordered in the ruling of Nsekela, J.