19900523 TZHC Mwanza

tl ~~ IN THE HIGH COURT OF TiJlZlJ.Uli. AT I-frTi:J:iZA .r L..?P'.J:Lli~TE JURISDICTION III GH COUJ:1T c:nr'i:CNLL .;:.,PPEL.L NO O 212 OF 1989 Ol1IGIN:;.L GJ.ININ'i,.L c.·: ;.TI: NOo 226 OF 1988 OF TII:J DISTHICT COff:.T OF RITf.:3m,u:.. DifJ'l').ICT LT IiUSONl:.. Bof oro J oNo Ny,.:nbogc, ::I:sq. 1 Prinoipr.l :9is triot Hc,0 ist:ro.. to i !CTT3'J'TI; KI11IJJU~"LI a o o o o o o.o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o,'.:..F'PELLL.J:JT versus THE lilfITZD :w7?UJ3LIC o o o o o o •• o o o. o o. o o o o o • • • • o o o ol18'3I'OIID~TINT JUDffi.IBNT smKULID 2 J. s Tllo o.ppoll:::~nt Ki toto Kii·i :)uri w::s ch;:;,rgocl £.~nd convict.:,d by th0 District Court of Mv.sor:ia District Lt Mt.1.sorn1 of tho offonco of theft, Contrc.lj' to Soction 56(1) c:.nd. 59(1) of tho :Joonor.iic end Orgc.nizod C:rir:10 Control Lot, 1984 ro:::.d tO(suthor with J?GX~Tr...ph 12 ( 1 ) & 3 c.-f tbo Fir::, t Sc!.1odulo to tho s- id Ji.ct. !Io wo.s sontoncod to 5 yuE:.rs in;,1·isonnont ,:.nd ho w:::,s ~-lso orlorod to cuDpons::,.te th.a conplc,inc.nt ioOo l\r1, 10 l:;.0.::,ds _of cc..ttloo Tho f~,cts of tl1e cGso c.s cc,n be G.::;tl:orod tto rocoxd. of tl.10 · tri::;l Court a.r0 thc.t 011 tho 27th of Jcm.lD.ry 1987 c.~t nieht 11 hoc,clo. of- c:..,ttlo wore stolon by unla1own l)OOj?lO fron Pw1 1 s k:rc..c,lo Lftox tho cliscmro:ry of t!:o thoft, ?w1 raised an C,lc:.l'no And ec:.rly in tl:-.o Gorninc c. soc..rcll p::..rty. loft in pursuit of tho stolon ccttlo,. They t1~c.cod £.md followed tha hocfnc:;rks of t2:co stolon l1ocds of cc,ttlo up to -Woeolo stock t1o.rkot.- Pw1 wc.s in thc.t so:.:rcl.:. pc..rtyo ::,t ~foe,-olo J.'.lc.rkot, tl1oy saw ono of tho stolon hoc;:..s of c~ttlo; c., 1.)ull in tho possession of Pw6 Mwi tc. Nycntobo. Tho b1µl was duly identified by Pti1 • Pw6 Wc'.18 intorro1sn.tod r..s ·to how ho cone to possoss tho ;:;ull in quustion and he ex-_plcinod tho h-3 hcl bousht it froo a. cortin ;ro1.uv.,sr.12-n rig:.-,t c,t the acid Wogolo atock □nrkoto !Io produced the rolovnnt rooeiptso Pw6j thon led tho s0.::.rch iX.~rty to tho younf;'i:12-11 who h:::.d sold to lc.ic tho 1:iull in question. The yoUl'lf,i:12.11 wc.s still e,t t!·.;.:; stock nurkoto Tho;y- therofor0 soon cm13ht up with hino They found hir:.l in ono of tho l1otols c:.t tl:.o s.:,id utock ;·.::.rkot •. li.nd this wa.s tho a.ppollc.nt. Thoy a.rrostod hi □ c;nd in tho coUl'so of ..:;ffuctirJ.G tho c.rrost, tho search pc.rty uoro ioinod b;r ~, polico off icor~ PC r-:IJtv.solla, Pw2 who hc.pponod to !·..r,.vo Loon c,rou.,.'1do Tho c:.p1)ollc,n·~, u.J.-1011 intorrorc.0 c.tion is roportod to lmvo c.d.ni ttod to :1cvo sold tho ;Jull to Pr·r6.- Tho t-l)pollr,nt '··.-;,- house wr.s le.tor soc.rohed end a stc,i:1p w:::.s recovered w!wso writing :::::.:,,rks woro sinila.r to tho sta.npod wri ting·s or. tl:-..o rccoip~ tllct. uc.:: i sz·~:.-.)d. to Pu6 b;/ the appolla.nt 2.f'tor their s:..lo · trc,nsc,ction w::~s fin::~lisod 0 . ..~ . 11111111111 2 .- l~s n.lroc..d3r obsorvod tho a.ppollo.nt was convicted·--:.t th0 end of tho trio.lo Ho is nou ;;,ppo::i.ling c.0 c,in3t both conviction o.nd s-.Jnt·onco, Goin() 1)-1- the oviclo:nco 011. r;J::~coru.. it would a,ppoo.r to:. r.10 tho,t tho ...J : ' . - . , conviction of tho 2-ppollnnt sooTJG to hnvo boon wall foundod., · The cho..rBG however soon to have boon filed in tho 1r.cong court. Tl..10 cha.rc;e of cnttlo thoft ns iru.licc1tod onrlior on, wo.s l)rouellt undor the· Econonic cmd Org,.nisod Crh10 Con_trol i'.ct, 1984. Though tl::.o cl1n,rgo shoot· . wns ins ti tutod in Atl.6-u,st 1988 nnd o.ftor tho coning into offoct of tho Econct1io c,nd Or&nnizcd Crino Control (A,-::i,mdnont) Ji.ct 1987 Let lfoo 12 of ·19f.n which ror.1ovcd th,3 offence of cc.,ttlG theft froo the list of oconor:1i offances nnd restored it 1.io.ck to tho Ponc,l Code; this course of c.ction w;:.,s in qy view prppw•o l:J1.u.i this is'' l)occusc th.i offence wc.s coi:mi ttod in Jnnunry 1987, bof or0 'the ono,ctr.1ont nnd tho coning into offoot of tho ::Jccnonic encl Orgcnizod Crioo Control (i~oondr;Jont) ltct .1987 o Tho offence of oo.ttlo theft in this on1c:o could tl1c,r0for0 bo v:::.liclily ;k,e brought under tho :Sconor.iic and ·01.~g:..niz0d Crino Control Let 1984 dospi to tho fnct thct ct tl;i.o tin,o it wc.s insti ti.1t0d in ·court 1 it h.'.le.l co:,s-Jd to bo o..n ;,.· 0cono.oio offonce :1~ tho :Cconor.ric ;,rid Orgr~niz0d Crii~o Control (~.oond.Dont) Act 1987 wo.s not nndo to run rot1~ospoctiv0ly. Tho nor□nl off.:.;ct of ropoo.l as ... soction 14. '.tmu. in '.pc..rti'culc.;.r s.9ction 14(e) of .tho provided for under •, int0rprot::1tion of Lo..ws and Gonorc,l clc.usos .l':..ct, 1972 c,p}:)ly. It wo.,s thoroforo proper in this case to treat the offence .of c~-fitlo theft ::.s .:::n Econo□ic offonoee . . T:t.o locrnocl Principal Sto.. to Attorney, ·c.cting .u,ru.i0r tho i)Owers provided for ~dcr section 12(B) of tho Econo□ic .:.nd Org.;.-.n{~~t;:Crino Control Act, 1984, . ' . ' . ordered that tho cc.so be triad by a Court of a, District ri:.0-istrc-.to nnd the ' .. . '. ca.so wo..s duly insti tutod in tho District Court ·of Jl:Iusor.m. DiGtrict c..t l\fusonc. li.nd it· was ipfo.ct tried by' d. P.rincipt;1 District ~-:.gistrc.tc of thd ~c,id Courte I ho.vc no doubt thnt tho lo::.rnod Prii1cipnl Ste.to Lttornoy n::.y hc.vo boon duly authorized in terns of section 12,.(3) of. tho ~canonic end Orgc.nizod' qontrol Act, 1984 to transfer o~ononic c·a.ses frotii th0: Econonic Court to be tried by ot110r Courtso. Tho issue hrn·revor is, ':l;id ~~0:J~G-:VO powor to tro.nsfor such cases to· District Courts before tho cooing into offoct of tl:o Econo1::dc nnd. Organizod Cri1:10 Control (1:.nondnont) Ji.ct, 1987 • With respect, I no inclined to tho viow tho..t ~:o did not l10.v0 such pow0rso Under section 12(3) of tho Econo;:iic 0-nd Orgnnizod Crino Control Act, .1984 ho could only order to have such cos0s trc.nsforrod to nnd triad by Courts of Rosidont Mc.gistro.~os-o Tho district Courts wore not given jurisdiction to try oconor.lic co.sos. - 3 .I:, rt· is t.~uo the,,t tho J:cori.onic o.nd 0rgrmiz-;.id CriDO Control (LDondoont) Ji.at, 1987 ·has b.i:1ohdod. ,section ·12 (3) of tho Econonic c,nd 0-..\;cnizod . Crin0 Control f..~t, ·1984 o..nd. .ho.s ·e~tond0d jursidiction to .:cll suborC..in:,,t0 courts l:.r· t~10 D.irocto;:-, of Public ·Prosecution~ or o.ny c.uthoriz0d. Stafu /,ttorncy d.oor.:is fit to trb.nsfor such c6.sos to, I .:m however of tho considorod Ol)inion · thc.t tho offo.ct of this. cnond□0nt w:::,s not C!.pplicablo to this cc:-~oo Tho off ortco thnt go...;;.o ·riso,. to this cc.so ho.d uoon corx.ii ttocl "!.)of~ro .tha cor:iinQ' ··into off0ct ~ .\ ··of . tb,is ii.ct. The· provisions . of soction -12 (3) of tho' Econonic o.nd Orgo.nizoq. Crino C◊ntrol liot 9 1984 un al terod 9 -did in toros of s0ction ·14(b) ' . . ::md (o) of tho i~torprot::ction. of 'i-.,rms ·:111d ·aonor{l Cle:;us0s 'Let,· in this cinsoo . · . · · . :197~ ~-0._t\½ ·· · Tho court thnt had j'\,ll'isdi·ction to try. this cc.so was thoroforo in oy viow o. Court of a J:l,osidont M2-gistrnteo Tho District .. Court' .of Musorn1 had 110 juridictio:n _to try i to Tho ·.t'i..·inl was c..ccorclinely__ null and v.oid. I would. c.nd do horol)y g_u~sh tho conviction and sot csiclo tho sontance ::,s well o.s ·.tho ooopensntion ordoro I furthm: order thC1.t tho cc.s.o. be rotriod in an appropri0-to ·. Court. Tho oocusqd. is otherwise to bo roloc\sod unloss ot~wrwis~ lawfully held~ .: ·JUDGE ;,N_·,,..,__ _ \ COURTS• Delive.roci in the presence ,.of MvTCDllee•.Jle on this 23rd do.y of 1\1ay 1990. . ' ~l~Q_~ AT MW'li.NZA, !'i ol,Io·: SEKULE 23rd May, 1990 JUDGE (