19700324 TZCA Dar es Salaam

n;r (f'f[H nrcm COUH'I' 01f TA!iZA'.tilll I .Nl' DM? ES SALJo'\111 Orieinal Criminal Oaae No. 41 of 1970 Of tha District Court of Dodoma Diotrict at Dodoma .!:iLlA13 BlJ.tU,II • •. • •• JUJN)\MN'l: .§_uminarz' ne je,cti2,!l l3ll'WN 1 J. - '.l'he appellant was convicted on his own plea, of' ~tG~ling thti property of the Government, and he was aantenc.od to implt'isomn,mt fox ttu:(rn y8a:l'D; arHl to the i'Sltatirt,ory a)'faa. d of t-we.nty-. 1 f'ou.r 1,rtz•okes cor,por-al puniohmellii; 'tho offence bei11g a schodulod ono und.(;!r the M:itaiinutn Sentences .\ct. f!e 11:t now appealing from ·the sent<:n1.ce .. ll'he f£t.cts of thc.o ease <lC 1.'G4;i t(l<! by the P,J?oseouto-r, wa:i.:e that The a.ocuaed if.1 a villa.e:o committee member. 011. 6/1/70 tho accu<:1EHl was 11 {.(ivon jiO l1slgS of maie;o 'by GO'>Jornrinmt $0 that l'uJ may dik'!ti::l.lntte the f'lour to villa;g(ll'S affected by :tamint:i. Gove:rnri,ent is eomrt,lntly giving i-eli<d' to f'-~mine ::rtrioken paoplo in tklia U:G,:h m,,xt d~y it was diuoo"ilul"ed th~lt the accused sold 14 tint, of th,ia flour and obtained. money fo.r h.ia own b(1t11J!'it. i:.nch tin he sold for i.'ls 7/. . ,1 • 01 ree~rd this to 1>,i a v,:,ry s.eri1JU$ tlff.enoe in view of th.G fc.ct that ma.ny people. eu.•e au.ff a£ ;ta8 :f1 om 1 hunger in ·this at•eu. ilccu.11<1d ur;10d his position to make mor~ people t;1u.ffer 'by E.'lelling mai..::e which waa ·tc;, :bo !li2tributod. i"1•ea to hm1gry s:ieoph. Aco1;'!.aed is ;,u,1on1~ tho people who ·t.1un1.rt t1'1.e Oo\lo~nmfrnt ®ffvtt to .relieve famine .in thi.e femine struck at•e;ih 11 The magiatrute then took into aoooun:t that tba aocuaed was a first offender and imp0$3f;d tho oontenoo ho did. ln his pet1 tiori. of lilppo.t1l tho ,:lccused au.bmi ta th.t~t the inf.l&iGt:rate shollld. have taken i1'i:to oondde:ration that he h:~d thrown himself on the me.rcy of the ooUl't• The tact th/lat the accused pl-Oad&d guilty is cei.•tainly It\ mitigating raoto.r. l3u.t aa the le~rned magietrata dl.rected him-fJelf, 'the offence was 1101•3 sel.'iou.a i:ri tiu1t t.he aecu.oGd abused his pol.iii t10:r1 or 1:a:ust to deprive fa.mine stl'iokf:ln poopl-, of' th.air relhf an~ make mon~y on their lOBG.• 'rhe i.1entenoe impoaµd cannot therefo.ra be ~eg,u:•d..ed ae t;.~Oessi ve and no eoui•t would be. just!fi4~ i.n a.nterferint3 wit!t it. I am $a:tiaf1ed and oo certify, that th.i~ ap,iXHil b.t1s been lorlged without 3ny suffi,oient gzicund of complaint~ It is a.ocordi11gl3 su.mmarii)t rejoeted. And tho sentence ~.hloh reqt\ire6 cot1t':irmation by thi.e Cou:tt1 is hatab9 confirmed .. Dar ea St.ilaam, (Plf.!Ll? BI110li) 2.tith. March.· 1970. JU.1)()11.'