19840921 TZHC Mbeya

Jt Wc Qir flT !VJ 'HIG- COU..Q1 MZA:A AT NIJYA PEL ~~ .r JURISDICTION AYL (xmi Ii.TSiPX) c11nY1ThL !'1:.LL NO. 92 OF 1933 ORXaINi CrIt4tTLLoASE NO. 82 OF 1982 o L:DISC UOTmP LT N111A 3éfore: J.S Xa cita-ei TSq, S • llf-ITO."ISON I AP1TLLAI4l' VEThUS flESPONDT Jll1RGJ LITt2 contrary to sGdt1oI 2 f the 2enal Code, i-J TUOi3OL' N:.•:rILA the a)pe11Ent tti thic appeal wa6 øtheted ot \14~- te in y tht Distridt Court M* to BeCtlOfl à. the -ent1 "tode ".nd snttn'icea to f'i'v-e '4a1' Lnprioriment, i a?Iea1inc. aiinzt beth cor'±otipn &M aghtenoe* (ITie ics are tha* on 2 4/9/82 the Appet.e1t. itho r1 hozoy CX of Ipy vii.1.g wont ' the office pf W.PIiX togothet'wt two - ± 1.aderz of the village whe* th thus of thezi t,re paid $ls.32,244/ 1i11a i"zchu1a, PW.3. who wa th A? uoney w for bti. i or s from peasants on behii øf the ev.ce qf 2.1. pW 2, Jeremiah M8e1ya, who wa a i1a nar said thq ae11an 'as eleeted 3ecretary of oropi in wbo &ty va io :ojh the crops andrecord the tieijjat on Coociptbi and : p4y -thet*uaatfi accorda to the weight. Thc appe1ant went to 1I/PX offi t Uet mo1ie for payanP peasants, It urab on 24//4 25/5/82t vhejft th ape11nt oLctoa a tot1 of ths02,244/= froit IFiiC. e ap33ent si 1 ned a-redéiit acicnowiedinc th. receipt ofthat riloney (E Then in June,ii 982 11.2 way 4 innoned by the 9hirman, Edward ;içbe3e an ornc. d hli ,it they sueètec money nit ye oe but e a e 1. it was not pent. Then a de wa t.zed f and the xi1ant we's 1so pespnt at that zieeta'ig. When as out the to' ti ' o r 1L admitted stualing Sh,5,79 witich c*h or j1os of c000a. The amount of lo gram or . bbtained /2 fom the 24 ci it ooza Thero were pcaants who ha. beu Xeceipts for ti - Ir lluq prods they haa Old £M trLey were yet o be paid. Tsic1 ' 1 ien!a, WØ 1 a. - tilo orops hiina t py8n 41ae. 2t.3 it t ha t h is dtis were to '3 tE 1ci1e) e O f eeh ieasait 1ad c . He wa s 4100 cQ1a1iaj Ou3 01¼tir 1eJ4 to o1lc a tSF onioUll wouldhc kot by the apean. 2he apo1larti tè for t)ie money he collected. Th ,t, appo1lnjwe's re oor&th thL. 1410a ot ecch peasant aic he kct 1 the booke of accottnt and the oelie In eptember, 1982, Th1.3 arid one Andono1ile a000L aXUa( the appollant to G1 PEX offjce to collect ricne4 The appelt u' vas aid Sh,2?,732,i bd then the appellant lets alcie op hi bicyOlo. 1'be aipllati pud e peasante. But sorzie pesaits ;ee flot p' Ct. 1 ien aeke1 kr th other asre.nt had 'iot been 17°iA the app1l that ho had olle gø money. The apeI1n thin .ient bae1 o G'PEX and o1lccld aioQor Shs4,12/uu. Then the apl-,1011ant said he had a shortage at Ss,O/ whi*h Iii wa il ~, ojx. to o11et at hj.o hwie. He brout he tiht, But U,60de ' pa"a n ts rri1ned unpaid nd iere told to gb f4 ok ncxt &.y. aa ap)elloi1t wars 6496 how th e loss had ocoixd bnd he said bori pa4 leG ..PflX. The shotao Was reite ted -dicAa 1)it %s th person w3o was payi thc ie1' aJthown thu. ws aroUhd ll' the tixae tiring j ubl ayi-` o n ts, - ,. And.ongolile 1ub410 '1 member of c O"roph ooianittee of jilage, 'i a dutcs wereto isst the oertaV to co1loc. crops bought by t4 The appellarttati o1e3t11 ictey froi Ô4P gnd jnin.. for it a QP1L I 1u or 10 ri1 to j). fo .'eseipt of tli '711-I4 a000iapani.ed the a1uolle.nt to 0 P1IJ v±'fice to 16 vnn. On 24 9 02 cppellant collected Shs.7,732It, LppoLant p4d the poaants but . bbrae pe a sants wc.o not a d, Tho' Iellant went back to . GAPEX. and colioted. Sb 42J= and he took 3hi.3,OOQ/s r All the s -io xo b all peaeantc we )ai,d uaLto was erred o the olice ftC. Vjiiag 9rrdi. PJ, 4' i.{c a riany ieaaaut, it; •L., .. i n/c. -u4c, i?4 then ch. bod ap)ellont for this In dofonde the a7peflant said tiat he rocov1e. S16431,OO'h øota'y of ±".3 aA W4 between 24th nt 25Th 'j,tith 9A31 riey wa from GJJX1 'uut the rioriey bias entruoied tO Theza when leavin the office the money ha d been prustd 16 c the Ciirmai. :t ws t:e crops Chjran who was pa?Li; the •0 . j. 1•i a Thcn on 25/9, 8 the un of .5 0 000" was ati -' c - L1ected by tuliej appellant a the whole o" 3hs .5i 3 OOO/ ac ecn ethaue4. : was thefl apellarb 4ia a' CL • 'rnc 01 th i ant were not p.id leca.. use the 1oey ot ehais4d fo i a1un hi cultin jdllant found S11505 9 712 , was nssing The sU of 8 h.5,7l,/;7 . 1 l ao lost in the hands - of PV5 A nd ".4. Thei tné xla±ic reportdu. ie -, to the viLlage Chajaa1j Jkwa5 iL ra1aha1 t'ri e vil1a,e cEft ar . iL uxn nivaoned the 'dllae Lcnaer. Then tlie a liat, q•3 arid uidre suoned before the village riger. and 0h I i1nan u they we 'o all tol to co away. Then whefl thr ire e—stun ond e e led to the Police ation whe the r pllant ws bc' ed upo tic. 2 • avid ?W.4 did rot tb the PoliCe station and iot daj only ellh* uJt-vi arj_­ai o~, ed n 0OUrt , 11e Epellant insited in ros'xwiination tba tuc LOi e' -ts ontried t he three of then. lie 1uiec cec1ed that he dc1in; with And main.tajzi3 the acbontbl(. bool s. 116, reiti that the noi9,r lost vnile in the nd. Of fliJr3, fliA witnercee' .ThJi and Th1.2 stcted thai they ':e'è paid by it43 and P11 44 H'V e n' DJ.3, said that he :ici b y P'3 The lcr2 ed trial Mi . tc analysed the 6vidonco and fovvid I-i.at all the d1urneflt shoxrd. th• had been witén b the pelLn't. The learn..c. i'ia'istrate was unAi to entertaIi the b 1 the.pe ilant that th3 5U11 Of S579,; albod to have bcua sLobcn 11.Fas in.. the hanc of shot 01 cy O.ocuLielit showing thc appe1]ht d : handed oVer th tO . Ih hiel meiori.ridiYiof hppeal t'ie appellant rftrf r xt two.gr oundbt of apeal. . ther .. .Th lea:'nd thgis - rate erred in hoidiri that the roseeuti hA f.Lo1.3nty provdd the ciac amint te aio144a The ..ierne1 51 i'istrate did not Givp BoUnd roaon for eJeQLiI1g the LL, fCfl0e OViCtCflO. In aru.inL the eal i, NwaLj lcarro 0 oune1 for the appellarzt sub- ' znittec the the '.oseuin shoi.lc have led evidence t) &hou who was parng the peasants. 'i'}u should h*ve been d.or just as the defence did so bocau3e there i as a d.i uv oir th poaon who luas ayi the )easants. Nr. a1ci.- ]ua also eub.iittod t1t thi leai'ned trate oonvt.otd iio appe11nt bec lot beceuso o' th eedibi1Lty there ur vio iianain, over $tternent ad . ., ., . of the uitre s. fle uitted fal1y that if ti r wife o b ny OxivictLon at a. it oulCL ucof ctetUng by agent. • :'-- 4 hr. Ieni ia, lc -'rned S t3 I -L-torney did not 4upport the conviction. II" a a0ied with what thoCounsol for the ap p e l lai lr'd submitted ll pointed out' tiiat.thro hortld have been spocifi.; firciñg ai to who was paync out tn money. Lick of .. s inc h finc bi t th '>apei was fatal to the c. ,. 1 r. ap1na subttd clo 'tha M and I4 were 4ccora•1)licoo Ohd that they \1C )0P 0 i OLOnC.Ca Ll id1t nd ai indopenor evidence su1d bOL i dpin submitted that there wdb no finc1in on 1 e cues tion of who was kepi e money and that even thi peasoits a1lce. have not beer peid or their crops were urnoned. This i no doubt - inorestiig casc hee Th oot1,rnenGa in thizcae which were all wrtter and 1 j. c t by the ep :i 1int 1116r am tisreceipt3 showing t1ia the apella'b reccived ihc rane y ire- iP1C. Theio are also the )ookc of accounts i -iowin t c. i'iicr tt o apollctht. Indeed the appellant dósnot for a rinU c1e1 t -i-'t 11. ±h. ooznenta L'ttributed to bin Wei4e ¶iitten b; niri. C to of tht theic iJ 1ic iridonce of I'vJ.1 PW.2, I'13 a1 'J4 chorin. t c appelLait w the rec'eiver of thô noncy fran tr 'nd that it a aipellat Io vt dibusin he motley from GIPi4X ly p a yint the 1peaimntc coftcothed Itideed even appoli ci nti hLmelf 'dmits in hiu ccfermce that on '9, 32 when he had! ~ &-.11oWJ cash s.,000/a he paid t.c peaoanLs. Ind yet the i.el3.an1the .hAi -it ws P!T iihó wao pain, th5 poasant. m.t :oj: of his w±noQ iy bhat the actüäl pnyor was ?J4 and other say that i ias Fa;iaatiy the law of evidence doh not require mc o sort out the pCLe crc te1 , h by conf1jctjn vidce. Part VII of the Evidence k'ø': ha:zl. the following title: 0ftnoexcpn of oral - hec follows section 100 (1) which reac1s- When tlie tos of a cotract, o f 6rant,, or of • sny othar disihsition of property, 11t.' been rduced to the - form of a dbcumnt, and in d1l oases in vhic any matter is required by law to be ucedto. th, fore of a docunont, no evidence shall be .iven in proof o, the terms of such contract, ant ei other dspo.i>Ub of property, or of ;;uch riattbr.xot the doçexi, itself, or sccond evidoice of its 'ortnts iiq ces in iihih ceondary ovidence i. adri s bic under hc rcv'ii ons herein'xfore contained. ,. • . - Tn soc luion. clearly ivo us thc answer Co iie problon before us. Accorain ., to t1i is section theic cannot be any qutioi o dislau.n GG liati ity on tl-'e part of he a -liait by 1ntro(ic or oral evince to show 0 4 to • ie wao no handed ave) :Q: or th EVt.. h a$SOd ovo the :aoney V OnOtO olese. .Thio, ii Lly..cii; on, 12. a. b6causo •thoxie there woulr bc no end. to c1 io of laebiity by person who ha? been handed uoney in a.itin If G t nllowod to disprove the con s of th. doe iicnt , ro1 vi'.no bhe it woild not be posib1c to p anyl1e 1 for ioi uoie r, In iioase 1ot ouiy d..d the appallant 5i' or the rec o' ho nopoy bu b he e epard All the dcc rento re din. the disbus .. oi' thL on wio1 the crops ece1pts øho\an(, the lunt tb bo çio tc LOh asit. If theael1ah decidd to hct o'terthe 1 moe7 IlL C. r901 v on i' rtitir d siiod for its receipt o. ouebne j!thout ahy docuiatatici Ji haz OnL hijuiself to b2.ome and he c ot LL h icl + 34" thai, ic. ic .t rpOi jbj for the 1or1er if it 1 hic .diosoEi d 1f ;all the. . nents pr etibed' on apjal b y the e 11ant. 1oi'the tbvo reoso this apeat i ie4,,it reGad to coivioion. Now I iii Pay a word, a o t th ubmiaLOR t1utt apit s1tod ' bee oite ot 'tea11%oy ceirt if al all t4we no a to tiT2t I an able to -t c. iith ths .runent. Ti-c Q1 1lat was with o'tojjn 1 otri.ir to . ion 265 of t. Penal 0o34zbi.ch ofnce 't 0.mX±nun p3n]. o.L Cven yexs QaiinL, ly C ,crts cooi.rLr to cLio'-i 275 tie Pcx. Coth. ' - as a rcttjnin onaIty of on yea, i LoziIrLeit e .Sinba wa5 ro't ci.:.xod. with ttea1iig by aeritshe .Qj10 be 'iod of ±1 of a , n of., ji4M Proc ecIxt'e Oc . tiaiinc by aert is not ainor o4ee to Movling contrry o Seot.oi 26 or th ol )cU Lit tL , ro is no doubt that the inredicnto oP that contrary -o on 265 of enal 'CodQ h.re boe estaL)11.si9d hoic a1thoh the e1 ib ou1d hr... ec oht 0r tealin by a;ontscin the ome eidence ava.].ab1e hore4 ½'Ith rearcI to sentenoe, ltOU L'h the ±a...a. tOuc4- one it ; is not in any way excsive, Tho :..p•a1 a;aJt '3cnoncc io.xnissed. The QflbLflC.. of 5 yecrs ir o.oet i 'i..h iCC l otf1'ator! a $Qxfi.xtied. A.DAITI, 21stepbenor, 1.984 . UDOL Judent delivered in Coi't. . copy Ndun,'uru for DespOfl(LC1YG. GI r lwa! i].asa for pelL" c absent. rGITh