19771003 TZHC Mwanza7

~\~~~ IN Y:,.,: .TLGH CCUJT OF l'f.1.NZ1,iJill i"\T rri;,Jl'iJ'{ZA j,pp]:';i.,1-NrE JURISDICTl.ON HIGH C()G•'.'J: GB1IONA1 APP.tl:jL NO. 122 OF 1977• (Original Criminal Cc.:10 :foo 118 of 1976 c,f the District c,,,urt of 'r:=irime District at T1rim~ - Tiufo~e E. K. Mutaki, Esq.; District Matistrqte) OT.ll IGO KIMvJECHl\ •• o,.. o" .. • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • f;PPELLANT versus THE REPUBLIC. e • • . • O. • . t> # 0 0 ••• •. • • • e • e e • e • • e • • e • •• • • e •. 0 e II 6 ~t.!;SPOlJDENT CHirnGE: 1st Count: Grievous harm c/s 225 of the Penal CoJ.e. ,ac:- 2nd Count: .i:(OYjcry with viol.:mce c/s 286 of the PGn.?,l Code. JUDGEMENT LUGAKlNGlRA, J~: This is en ~ppa l against convictions and santancas on charges of 0 I grievous hJrm 3nd r0btary with violence~ I accept the cvi,~.:,nce as found by the trial magistr2te th:::it the appellant and one M':'.ci,.:.,:;<3 2nd -othar unkn,:-vm pors,:cns :1tt1::ckocl the complainant and robbed him of Shs.l,000/=, his clothes snd his bicycle. 1Hthough it was 8 P•m•, there c~n be no J~ubt th:::it the complain:::int, who was accompan i2J · by Mwit2 ;;,:,rw2 (Vi/2), recognised the appal Jant V8ry we-11 for they were not str'.lt'ic;,,rrJ t,: each ,Jther ::inl tnere w-::1s 3n exc.'.1, .>nge of words 0 ·before the attack~ '11lw c•.)mpl:;iin::nt receivel :i severe w•J1mG. on the head which was classifiaJ ~s ~~n2arcus. The c0nviction for robbery with viol,~nce is thereforG· upheld. The first c-:,u11"i; ·)f causing grievous harm W.3S superfluous. The harm was causei in t~u violence that accomp3nied the st8~ljng And was , therefore p::irt of th2t violence~ In thqt c:;ise the appell nt had committed 0nly one cl~once of robbery with violence. Tho conviction on the first count i::: ·:;;1us qu':lshed and the sent0nce .theroon set :1side. In summary tii:i.s appeal succeeds on the first count 1Ju-t; is dismissed on the secvnd. ~ ~ ~ r··-. - /1 ' MW,rnZll. · ---·~ '>· A \ (U,\,\,\.:v'."·.~ • K. S ■ K. LlfG,\KlNG Li.A / 3/10/77. JUDGE.