19791114 TZHC Dodoma1

- - IN THE HIGH COIUT OF TPJ.\TZANIA -. AT i)ODOHA APr-ELLA JTfl.ISDICTION C:.ININAL t2RL N.93 OF 1978 (Ori:inal Crirainal Coso N.26 of 1975 •f tho District CoUrt f SniJa, Bf r JT.'ti, isq., Dist. T:('istratc) JUTL. JLE.A3I . . . . . . . . . . Ap chant (Qri5ihai Accus,d) vorus THE REPW3IIC . . . .. . . . . • Rcsacndent (Oriiinn,i ccutor) CHARGE: Rotainino et 'ion rperty c/s.311(1) of thc Penal Crdo. JUDGENENT On thc nirht f 13.10.74 thieves br'kc into the huSe f ne Gorafias Ponjoc at Sini1a. They .:iado '.wy with a number .f itors includinr.a typcwritsr. P"njoo rcp:rtud th0 !nO±dent ':[; the poico'stati n. On 2.1.75 the aychlo,nt was op ttod floor Sin(icTh. G"v,,rny'a.;nt II ' :itol by -. oils o fficor carryng tvp:wrior, ilu woo st ',' d. C:o • einr intorroçatod he r. lid that he d ,ickd the roachino in the hush r. w .s offcrin. it ±' r sal:.;. He was arrostu and t ian t the a lic -. st ti n. P:nj ; W3 h'UTa ncd and he i"ntifid the tyriter r hi wn. The - was to ..rofr chra' wi. b'j:, 1 rr oo. stc'iin(. 1-Ic was finally c nvictod f 't iir ot ion pr ; rty c/s.311(1) f the Pnal C o. 5c]2tOSCOd t 3 years' jfl?T13 :'nnont. T1acsc f cts wore n t 'TO thy in disputo. Th,cn at his trial the rollant aaintaincd that ho- pickuci up the typwritor in the bush, 1•ilh-.t ho denied was. nferino to soil the sane. With roaaect, the aprohiant, an ult prs -n, well lrnow that pc•- plc. do n.t o ahcut losin or koepin r just o,band ninr, things 111cc a type- writer in the bush. Hence, when ho aickod it. up — which I an prepared to find he did — ho 'oust have hIro,son t 1:hiov. tJ:at the typwritcr had boon fol ii usly ciis1,: sod off. I cncur with the trial a'istrato :n that finding. On the - thor hand, ov;,nif th; aTahient had hd no wish t disp o,.. of thu a -.chin. i'y solo, there is no p .] -i 'v t t.'.. t ,- wart with it f r frco Lith..r Jusi b..f r iis o rehonsion ho osso ; tI 1ic.. sto.tI.n but h I n t cnsiIoreI it ti t t xron•Tr' jn. I oqi:.1Iy i .1 th w .o. nt 'n rotoin the soio. Tho c ivici ii rn . r 311 (1) ws thus iooritcc. As ti SCfltOTC W .5 U.O 1L1U11 Un.. or thU 1 .w I lisaiso tao in ;5 c:..;iroty. 4.d F.3 TTrV. .I.. IC RA (i U-UL. DODOMA . .. 14/11/79