19840928 TZHC Mbeya1

4 ' •• i ' - , I//c jfj:, I Iii(ii COtJ Oi :LNzANrA Tj:) Ti:3LXAE JUiXIC'IOi ( GIsTFY) .' I I i4i.-• CPLtNiL iV. 94 or 13L - c S OR]GI tJL CRILII OF 1 92 - O3 TEL DISTRICT -UR2 O DISTBCT AT -r ii. ]:,, Toht]1a, a,4Resit1e1it CAS3XJJ'T JY;D SOO .. A1LAkT . . r L Veisus A JBJC 3 C. :;.. . - ... . ChaRGE Ste1jw hr ern a, 65 271 of the Pzwl £oLe.. -- $ TtjDG± LiTT r . ' 5 \ J• D-A.HATI J, r Te appellant C - IiV L'RD SOLO wj's cvicteJ. of t h e offence of ç. stealii by servant conLrry. to see tiqns 7l -Of -the Jenal Codo.. He was sentenced to a toxiii of iisoqntr o - th.ee yrs. Lenoe -th appeal. in r The eviaenoe ihipl ras 1 d by c]iooecudon ir tO Uhe effect on 27582 the aje11a hzd p tcot (M1u dhlfO,/ fr r r euspected to be usoci foe -stcalirA suet.n fon. TA2M2Jk Pi4no p)t 't , ............................ - Lugalo whei'e a?peflcrlt ii$'1. The apel?.p wio at TAZLi L ri 1ie U .. kit .:.'- plzn at Lugalo as a ,&Lo opertor. Op 25 2 YJ,4 a11ant ti a plaetio contai.ne whict7h $k O the plirit at Lug -'1, 4c vio .- wow ws exp1oyed as a c.civce cook the elldrJlttbff3uty, the QlL - n 34,L1 had this theplasto coxja.tnr 'JI ipd to hive oono op i wat A..4 was suspLojou and jie nfoz'ied Iu Ibs Siiidn ICw.a fl 2 - iS i sue- picions 2112 was cn 4 ps..st nt upe&'vis at T1ZA1i 1>3p11 at I'u jlo oil Station0 On receivjn.s rjs iffoation iT,2 arrmnec w -t1i .4 to trap the a)pe3.lantfr On 27.5.82 the day P4,4 Tfiforn c f .2 cioi t Lj Si 'F r.''-: •-:'-- 8U8piCiOflS, the jjel]iLr. ra wrth his uep1tistic eon aine \ihiAA hç$ specia'. 4b1ack t- aai'-• ,Jvn ortthci 1r11 T P 6 1 anatln or e oe TAW11A Pipej.ines saw the e e13 tnl with the pD,cic c&ner. Ior1 w n xc A 1- o as usual jrom 3 .ri, ti1 9 D9p t1 e a -n eni bo veue1e driver by 2,4 in er to back ou;i h1 hjf norucI j ended at 11 p .. '.4 ed w'tk i 1 tj o pY a ci u. when the alt41jant, was in th,6 ve -i1cle.The, ,P ri(ae , . '...-..-L'-• 1tit on and off te lht aidp the a' Caine to th 1cndiover ens, 1, aaoy,ree the iJu arbi c uT 3. ic14,i th sonic 20 litres of SAE Ol .Jo.)O, mhen 'zked :-J4 ar'3 h€ --' el1rt to dw to the owner of the ]tc conta chohe of theu said he cbc1 aot know. hen ihe o1j were cori'cte a.n bo -t1 and ape1lart were chztr€ed, L - er 3'.4 tas dch."rcd anhG beeaae C roscution itnos, The ap5 .en1ed havi any b1ue pktic co itainer 1 i-Ic saio. that he had oarriet 4 cefl plastib oonttiner which 'e..on'ed to one Kitosi a. fellow employec. On 27.582 h rebM f wxt at 3 p,m. cud althou gh he was to o off duty at U. ),Ifl, he asked to be allowed to o oT duty at 9 4 p.n, because he was unawell, 'hen at 9 p.n. he went and sat in the vehicle driven by th 1•4 1 '1hen they stted novin..I.-2 stop them. Then P 1 2 saw the blue plastic contnner which had oil. hen asked as to whom it boloned the appeInt and: the 1,4 eaolisaid -that they i.dnot now Then they we both chartee oirtly. —r The learned tzial IIagictate was satisfed that the coiier which was tonddered a n d a&u.tt d as xh "i belonged to- iTe ppllob a'd thftt o the iiateriI. dz i5h t.e1lar had it. also found t- the of i'QU4 in the plastic çon-afl,er was stolen from TAZANA Pxpeli1es t 1 Lu- lo puiip ft hee±ote otht! ielant ui1iy as chrCd thet the 611pidic -it retly ei±ered tho land Rover with the ol. The cp.1aiit U et 01I4 Vricda grounds of appeal cha.11en31n convicñiou, In tessed that the evidence of .i- 1 4 was rict tici4a, ho uljabj beIa1ae hQ hac1 t)een a co-accuse The Republic su oxted the anvj.ction ziin that ihat s inportant was the ovne7 of th -1Msi-c cDrrta!ue r. 1Cap.na lexd °ite -ttoney alco pointea out about the evj4enoo of 1' 1,4 vjr-i'v-is that bf X 7 ,2 and s'id that P',4 world not he.'-e info rmad hi boss j. he tqanvol'ved; r In this case there is evidence from ?t,4 to the effoc 1h't he saw the appellant with a blue plsti---contanier on 26.5.32 d 27,5.8 id on 27.502 he intorea h.s b1n &ncl a tra to catch appalLnG was ppa'éd- I aee with the C2ellCn h tP ,4 oah be decribec as ' - i ccon4e =a that his evidence hov1 1 e V.ewed ath caution. it the. the eztic'ene of IM4 as to the osses'on by a eIlettThf the plastic container ri 21,5,02 is at'only orrobo tec? by thct of I_~Y. zw.6 is eLphC tic aid ho srti clearly that he saw the a ))elanb- cry.n a blue plastip The container' was empty by the lok of it'. Th0 c9ntalner tch. $ PW 6 jdentfied in cou.ci. i.h. "L" s the c6n1r .0 v!or'I,6 'rZaé xot shaken it his eviience by the —exatirntion Aion the other lb of the atory of W4 is crro1orated y te evidence of P.2, Wh t he Police decided to charge .fl • 4 c1od not how t1t his evidence is false, the evidence of i'-'. cro orat tht of-i4 oihoi4 he ot suepiciou d • decided to lay a tj and .b appellant, trn,d in the rehic1ewith the blue cctairer i1 ich h i' 1iew cn e'rrrn by 2 .4 nc i2 .6, an th?container had fl The eli -u wc ic 9 .m. just like the previous day- '- .26&.82 The -, :oliant' he. lllowe. to leave at 9 p.rn. oi 6.5.82 bUn n 27, .3. Ij hiJ't nomally orded at 11 u.n. S then to)d Jic, vnnale camc roci the olue arranged coteiner, ich we have seen i on d to tlae Th 1Deli ent. iver i. 1• had been inftied that the a olThrt h <' COLIC to wor1 with a ilue pies cic contai- ner. ,,- •• -' Ji. thathe appellant dic1 to t as stron piooution vlc'?nce ua to dn that he lictid been crryii a 'bluecontainer. He adruttedcar3 a green container which belon e to one itosi. his was no doubt o lane atteint to dscrcit and co'fuse the )rosecut,on never Called t1os to confrn or Ceny the story of he cotaino. Like the lca1&. -trial u trale, 1 an also satiified that the c,hrge- was eatab1ishei eyo 'in-j reo' le doubi. There c ul i'ot be any ................ ----- . . .-. tion of who had put the lue co ita er with the oil i1,.e l'i 4dver once the tory f the prosocution wltnossos is believed. It h tQ be the ape llant,# The a ell.nt clad. oo-r a that uone one had takei n lluo container and hiddei t. I lc-re0 bate ttoro chat although no one saw the .olnt ca:ry 'thc- blue plastic çotainer with th# oil into -the ypl4clo. the circuus'taeos of tL2 CaSe clelr pointed irreatatib)y to the ap -J .an'; ao th :on who had done so, here was evidence that thre waFashont';e o1 iO litres of SAE no. 30 oil in,. te TJIZANA PIPELIMS 611 I find, no merj±- the a. oal against conviction accordingly 1 - With regard to the .oe.l a'ainst aontenc.e t1a- lonod. 'Stte Attorney r, Kapinca euhuit -bed that TZiiA ?ipo1is : wason..eiied authority ond ae suc1 hO cas does not cone undcr the Ni-nintm Sentences Act. I have had an opo tunity to view'ct No.65 of 1966 which is given the follow.ng t i LtT' '7niw i1pel1fe 1 ct, 19661. Seton 3 of this act rads' "The ill ta:, nay by no'ico ijubl±:hed in the Crazette designate a co;wn'ir 'to be 'the conpary for the uupe-f rri5t) this Lot and Q oj y-tecj---flv EuLerOI 'é '±The powerb and ohall orforn t]a': duties vested in or juposod on -the c)r.)any - : T -a JOt. ): 'r' ' . . - - - Then by ov-rnaent a-ce ho.51 of l9(-7 the •Iinj ter :or ConhI]erce and Co—operative d siia'te' TZ-'tih Pinelines Lirilted as 'the conpany for the .ng to suggest tjrt ThZLtha k'.ipelines Linitcfi s a body corIoc' te establi- shed by or under any VAiten 1a: othcr than the Conpanies 0rd3nxé. 1?or the AbOVQ reasons it c1otr thit, T ZAW Pipelines Is not cificd authority as envisaged by Section 3 o f the I&ininum Sentenco 1 )72. It thoefore follows tht i t w wro on the part of the 1 'rned triv.1 to sentence th,3 ollat u&ier the ITininuri 3nieoes £CC because the offonce or wIic h he wa coiwitecL did noc fall under .ie 1 ofo-'c 1] I4jnfxiuia fltence 'ct. I will t 'side the acxiteice o1 C e- years and substitute thereof one o si onths ipi.i sonient, ince the appellant has been in pris i ly, 1''33 he hts 1i'e dy crved th entece of aii laoll1is un iu in . i hild be re1 from pruon forthwith ufljea bb1I under sorT other lawful cause. Th cLia1 aijnt fltCø in allewd In ,fl t JITL. The apjeal e 'ains - opnv- ctiøn is dtsu.ad. I. Bahati, JUDG., Ii 2E3.9.19e4 nt delivered i.. Cuu: ;. )jntrtti fo. the CJ)UL1(. For Appellant .. absen. . Bt JUDGi. 28.9. 1 964 'J1 COPY OP ifl ORl cDI L / DISzI!RICT