19911016 TZHC Tabora

/je;/Jom A Tf'.~IT.!. . GII:.. ::~=.:.o o o a o co o o • o • ~',o o o' o ti o o o o o o o o:J??.]11.. :.·:T ( Ori &,'i Dal ..:'..cc-u.sed.) Vers1J..S o T~~J rt=:L.f")L'1LIC O O O G O O O C, 0 0 $. o'; 0 COO O O O O O C O O oR ];3?or;>;:T./r : (Orit:-;,j_nc:l ?roseoutor) \ '11he appell8.nt wcs ohargecl a:.1d co:,wicted lJy tl1e Jistrict Cour-t of . ,, Shi11,ynaga in Crirn:i.11r.1l 13 of 1Q89 of the offence of' abc<.ucting of n 0,irl under 16 yea.rs of J,.5e~ contrary to section 134 of the PJ1121 Coclco Tile :particuls:it's of the offence were that betweon the 12th ;-,nc1_ 17th of Ja:rn.1ar-y 1989 5 2.t Ibinzamata in 8hil-wo,n 6 a he(appelh,.nt) m1l2wfully took _'.Jnim o./o ~Co..sl1inje who was und.er 16 ;year of ::go out of the custorly or protection of her parent one Jon:i.fnce Kas'.1inje and. against his will o Ui_i?on his conviction the E,:p:pellcnt was sentenced to five yoc:r-s imprisorrnentc IIe is now 2ri;,ealing ago.inst tt.o sonte:i.1ce that was imposed. o.gaJ.nst , . .il~m • He has not rr;:ipec:-~.ocl 2.gdnst tl:.e convi.ction o.nc.. I think wisely 2,J~t.Cl advisedly so i:iecD1.1s0 the cor1viotion w·2~s 011 tl1G evic·t011ce oi1 racord 1 th0 mi tig:;tir.£;' factors h0 ha,a. rdsed wh3~,. p~sing s0ntGi1000 E:o cl2imod that l .e l1ad 11ocid.cc1 to m8.J.'.'ry tho gi:,:.'l :::nc;. t:10 ,.:;irl was 2,t tho tirno l)rogmnt 0 c..110. o.s such sbJ noaded his c2roo In my view t 11os0 :f::ictors m,::w :1ot J:i.2vo ' boon , thnt w0i2;hty ronso:1.s 2.s tl10 ::;ppolb:nt f303ms to thinl-c to mi ti.;::t,J his act of 2bd.uoti113 tho girl who wzis ,::t tho time still, schooling. 2 J Tho inton.clo m2:criego Gncl tho 2,llo5ocl. p'.roGnanc;y were i:rrlooC::. tl10 f. v.::~sccopk:blo co/B•Jc~uoncoG of J.1is :'.ct of Q.bducting tl10 girlo In t1:.o circUi7lstancos of tho c2so they could. ~)O t,;.ko::. to be 2.gy2vding :L:i..ctors rr.t>.or thv.:1 mitic;atii1g f;:;ctoro ]tct I :-.1'!1 llowovor inclL10cl to tl10 vfow th;i-t tho youthful og-a of tho c";;,p:Jll ~:nt;; :10 is S;J,id to hn-..ro b,.Jqn 19 yo2r of c.go at tho timo t?.l<J s:::mtonco W;J,S p:~ssoc1; s:19uld. llt·.vo boon f=!-J:riousl~y takon i!1to account cs wolJ. 8,S tho fn.ct t:1:t ho 't·TQS ~~l. first off o:1L1.cr • Tho sontonco of fivo years ir:i_;;irison~10nt for an -offonoo unc:Lo::..~ ..aooUon___,. 134 of tho I'on21 wcs howovcr 2,:1el :.s rightl3r pointou. out 1.)y r.Ir. Kor,11:Jc Tho offonco of 111.Jduction of ,StJ'.'ls ur.!!1or Dixtoon unc'tor r.rnotion 134 &. of tho Porn:-.1 fa str,toA to bo 2, r.1isd.omop.nour., Thero is howovo:r· no svocifio pu:'.d.sbmont montfo::iod. for this offcmco in section 134 of tho :i:i!lr~l. Ono thoroforo l1cs to go 1x::.ok to soctio~1 35 of tb.c ?•Jnal Coclo waicil ::_:irovidos. tho general punishment for misclomo,1T1mi_rs., Sootio~1 35 of tl10 Pen:l Coclo roo..d.s g 11 :·fuon in this coc',o no l)Ur-iishmcmt is spocifically proviclod. for •2,115r r misd.omoamur, it cl1G.ll :;o punishr,blo with j_r;1.9risonnont for 2 torn· nor axc·Jocij_ r)g t1,;o yours or 1:i tl1 2., :?i 110 or Ls alroud;y obsorvocl 9 no spocifict l)U:~:i_sl:u:iont is provid.ocl for ttc::i o:i'.::Lrnco of abducting girls unior sixteen yoc.rs in soctio;:1 134 of tl:J :?on::1 Coclo, which o:ffonco is sk,too. to b,~ on n~.sc'.:ir10;:;,noiU' 9 thor-Jforo tho r.10.x:!.::11..:r.1 torr,1 ·of ir:iprisom mt tho iiI·ir-,1 Com·t coulC. ¼"'1VO irrpOSC)Cl ir:. thi8 1 C2,SC 1-T!':'.,G two 3ut sinco tho appoll::nt w::i.s :_, f:i.I·st offoriLor :1:::1cl his youthful 2.. 0:1 9 it is E1oro :;_)roll2,blo then not that ho ohoulcl h::wo r:icoiv:::icl :,; so11t01:cco loss t.i.'1.o,n two yo,:,,rs- tho L1o.xinum sent,mco for tb.ci offcri.c2 ho w.:,_s oonviot'.)cl of• Tho o..ppollnnt ho.G ho·wJvor boon in pr·ison for over two yoc,:rn :aow. Tio wns sontoncod. on tho 26th July 1989. This is moro than oven iJli:tt:l tho o..ppropri2to m2_ximun sontonco Drovidod for this offence. I would. f.lll clo horoby thcroforc sot nsiclo tl10 scntonco of fj_vo years imp1~isomont which 2,3 2.lrJ2.cdy sdcl wr.:,s illogd. .::.nd instoc,,ci.. I Doto:1co tho 2,ppcllant to suc:0. r:30:c1tcnco thct 11oilld. oJnount to his ir.1moc!.i2,to rolonsod 3 from prison. Ifo is so sontoncod. l~n:l ho is to be iumodi,J,toly roloc,aorl t't:nloss otherwise lr.rw:fully hold• 1..ppoal 2,llowod. - JUDCD. . .f . Dolivorod in tho prosonco of, itr •.,.,.Bil2.c:ro loc.rnoc1_ Stiti;to Lttornoy on t}1is 16th cla._y of' Octob~1~ 1991. 16/10/91