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V. .LCI1 (,C'uRi. 21 - LLTE' JUUJJi.:o-. HIcL OUi' Ci1 1 1LL. PP:L IC 163 01 1977 (Origin1 Crii I o. 26 of i76 of D 0t oL't of NguduDiict 't Kwii: - ic: JGS. Kin ç.,. D Iiortc') L!UflIflT LC1ICI1T0 PPLL UT (Original c.,usd) vlsi-s THE 1EPTJBLIC • . . o1J ui- U 1 j)j 1 (Original Pros cutor) CHLRGI: Stealing y- 'vant cls 265 and 271 ci th. Penal Code, .(ap 16 of ihi L.ixs JUDGEiT KLTITIT.:. Kwiniba District Cct, couiviotecl Laur:nt Lo.no, of the of nce oi theft by rvant, .nd s "ns'c1 hii to 3 yer- se. ipr±oon --vnt und.' the iniiiun Sent ;nc -ct 1'Y' 1nurant Longin:; di is pp'lin. against conic'tion. 'v I g.th:: , Iron 'the aplYii:Tnt'e ec of ape: 1 h i s nain. ground hs co.':>1:.Ci'nt is 'tht, lC i e Ii.L:3y got lost, :'eed, e por -t 'to ..'th c iJ. ct 01 h. an- nalc the r :- could not br any cur teinty, requir d in . Ci i 1 ri , nt •tr 1on $.a'qurtlj found i i •th oaf, w c?1 i Th pllari, tugi ii & doub-t 1 soiie body disc , cc aFOL th- idsaih- k y, COU1C. .n-aie so1cn the OTO necCSs;:Til i..vit':ble.. •. I shall, 'the -z: 'nr:uu thio issue • te1.1 'u:gstrate rightly found on the evid no, teat - h appellcn -t wea , n nily an enploy.i of the Party - TLNU (thn) 0 h;uuu - working as a ci rh, In July, 1976 hoiiev ', P.W.2 agrct Th'ias the Sucretry at l:koe w.. ed, got a transf.r to go to Koro'nijc ward. Bef. -r her :-.piac-:nun cane, te •. epp.11ant took ovr her duties. 1-us du-Itee now, w -to receive, he :j in good custody, all the 11 TiNU funds, tint ca'e upon hin till he ra iiitt.h th ;nene, to th T11U D i s t r i c t account.n1. bUCk reelt -tancus, ware OUj;Pc3 ni to be ffc'tiv :i Y. done, on ever3r 25; of tne •nczrth. The cviceno! is unequivocal about an open fact, that, for -the. whol period the app-:iian -twa s perfor-ning these nun au -bios, he rc.uii't -tccl, She. 430/= to P,W. 4 K.S. layi - the TLNU District Lcco -t:n. The evidenco, is .ually unhiding of th - fact, that P,U.2's rep1eccn'3n - b - Psi:. 3 Jafto Nafe1 was transferred to Ngudu on th: 10//76. J1though 'thu appellant, was supeosd to hand over to P. h 3, the evidence is ovar;L-:. Laing, that ho vacillat.ht, till he sudcienly cam on th 30/10/1976 1 wi -th a report that the that hod b-:-.n in his xcluei possession had go1 lost. P.. 3 r :por to the incident thus:- trensfeerad to Ngudu on 10/ /76. I kne'r the eccused person who ;;as clerk, to the oLfice of thl Divisienal Oe cr toy Durii:g- the wU.olc I had bean gudu, I had never ben cn -trtt( ;ih the .iart. The :ntrustad with all prop :-iies n: th- ward. The accuse lead be 'a an''ao -i-c: - .11 the proper ti.T s ni the Part:;. -11 th nd of October, iC76, I , cuivd a i,te'n' to the 'flu-ct li.et .1: - • -. - 2 - hOd fl: 00111 C'tiOflE3 11 'ti1 ior 'tu' 000n 'told 'tL coU1 :d 'to I 11::, 'tli 111C 01 '11011'th clul nIt 32. 'üi non •, ID o on30/iC /7c, th cc, uo , d w tc 1 4. h i3 lost th: sId.. Tho tiol ii : :.o sow 'tI 0 1flCQ W1!L cOil to t1 1 so of r7 no th i ng t c o r .iUt ' t Li io 1 1 ti o . £fl to t.}i -LI • Lu D.1i - , OttO npt 't coD:rUi:ii:C/' tho ovid •nco,. ond •- picco (fiL hOfltion, .o.lcul:L (1 with 1 ,jtO1L Tho tri1 t IltilouL l. , to 1osir, O1L, 1 't O. (,t 1 ' ciicutnti 1 tfCO W court hod to ID: - i, -ti't 'the ClJidOflCC lllIiJiOtIbly poinod, a confidcn't aOçusin., fin : to OCCUOCO, Os tn.: Having I am not in position 'to roy thot th'i triol Th0gistD20tC woo UiOij. First, i't woo known, to 'tho ppo11nO thot fund rc.ilit±oncos ID don: ncn'thly.' IC; is for this rr'c5on, 'that th - appoliriat rooi'ttod 'thy: 430/ on 13/9/76.. 0f'tr this roiittonco, no o iitt10C0 'iort; Dodu by t,1:. .oppollant.ns v:ry trus, no toucyiJ3l' oxpim: then, ooc s out of 0.: oppc limit, CO I:. :• Sccondly, ci1thcuh h. was orpros d to hand ov , r, os ocon os P.11 0 3, crn to the station, ho cOy 0.01 101' Ii: .;ood roosons. .1thcah, P..o.3 as 23 Pcrty Officor should 0.cV oci;od hsocaurac:, to s: that 'th; hs..i:r co: was ciono, 'tho qu:s'ti:.oi ;iny thn oppcllant did not hc:I ovor, is oLi.L1 unoxpleinod, if it w•'r not or -tLo fc't ho did nc -i havo tho noncy..:.4Jio.on0 :ly, it is whon -tb: app ii:.nL is :ainciocl, oliout oontlab' r :nittonccib3h of lcttc r j.T0l Di 11 -L -t op ii 'n' inta thet ih s 1r't. IL 1 tb' s 1' w tic: e 1,y op"rl I only Sho. 223/10 II 0l '$trii, L thi 1 who cc U2 01 tb. s1' k S, 14 c. to opcii th , it r1, go ott il. i c. iy part of th ioncy, .•ca 'tLL I cal tho appclan.' .m adoission,. ho 'tha wholo w. th o..:Co, thO -:r tin 1ilO L ' ' çY ° n0 a:; w icovo P 1.13 — Plic Officar, .. to sti:Ey'hi.a •tii..Ii- found such soal unin't"::.:L 'al: 0 with, 'th ir 0 cii a d.lffr'rcnt h1c r of ro to ir"Artrf n at c1i, To crown it all, w hciv P.s.3 ci' .Cibly testify, iii -i 01 oi: -uia wa S a guarded. Tho' c.nof±concr of' troo, is su sifo tint tO :"bh':±' -t could havo tekor PlOL , t i -Tu i DO [ iur. • ,3t i . cii becous , 'th • vu r 1 ci li uniui of, Li L Ii L tho offico koys . or :L:ooii.....)f±'J,cO doors, :.in at no ti no war 0: ocr ico doors found br oh h. If' 'tLlcr:t or ': W hay: - to conciudo, that on oudoti - •r u' -Lol this ilon, such p 1 rc'imust v as o a- gc u a to us of zwh1 person going 'taloci, tO Op l .. . In shoi. t, a such 11 anybody cis: EiL:Iljfld 'tb' sOil: /. It nus't• hay" 'o:cn -i ho apptilan -L who atoli, Ho was rigI'i'tly convic'tcd, ond .iv'n thc right nandu -tor -- sOntOnco — cornod end dosory al. TOo :.opcol is :ticir;iosc 0. - . Delivorod this 19th dry ci 0 ctcbor1977. ... .... 1f N Zf