19911024 TZHC Tabora

IN I'BL HIGH COUttT OF TANZANIA llT T1rnoa1\ llFF'ELL..'.\TE JtJllISDICTION (T~bora_ 4ogistry) .· • I . '. /'· .. ,(HC) - 0.{HinnL Jt't'i:;Xi, NO. I cf 2 & 3 OF 1990 Odl GIN .iL C£tDGN.'.IL CjS~.J NO. 53 OF 1989 UGUMO NY :nm I & .:iNO'.I l-LC1{ • ~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .fr~ :LL jNT 1 '(Oti g:Lnal i·1ccused) '111E gDPU:3L I q ••• ~ ! " •• ' & ~ ; C • • • ' • ~ ! • " • • • • ' • • • • . . 1lill9f ON DENT . , , ••• ·, • ' • • { , ) I , ' ' · , (Original ~)ros·e6utor) ·, S,BK~E, J. J U D G E ME N T, 'I'hoso arc. _ponsolidato~ 1;1;ppoa). s-~ rho appollan ts arj Ng'humo Nyandi, ~-~ JuUµs Nyandi a.hd Thomas !Viac'.hibya ,;~nd thoM ~re --ii'O, bo'roforrod:'to·p.or~- in-:--aftor as tho Ist, 2-nd c3ind "3rd ippoli_.$.nts rcspoctivoly. 'rho appoll:Sl-nts togJth..:ir w-ith six ot~-:ir persons w,Jr:J jointly charged · i'n t'ho District Court of Haswa District of th;; off.,:;n.co .,of· rbbbory with viol~nco, contraty to sections 285 and 286 ·of th;.; ,>.mal ·C6do. , - ~ • • I • t 'II f • • , . • •• . •. · J1ho particul3.:i's of tho off::mco wor0 that on or :i.bout 12th March, 1989 :1t Wigololo Vil;l.ago in Maswa .0istrict, Shiny1np J.togion did st:.;.al ton heads c,f cattle v3,l uud at. 3hs,'1 IOO-,ODO/= tho _tfrol:;urty of ono . ' . I;:, .i;_,i_,c;- ,..s ' . Jitula NgGroja ancl that immodiatoly br immodiatQly after tho said theft . A . thoy did uso c1ctu=1,l viol onco to· tho :said Ji tula s/ o :-;.r g::iN_,jaes I'ho Ist appollant was tho. Ist accusocl 'it tho trial. rho 2nd J-ppc,llant was tho 2nd . accus0d while th;:, 3rd. a1Jr,01i:i.fl/t was tho 9th 3.cdu·s:d • •¼t tho con cl ..usi ,m of tho triJ.l . tho 1.ppcll :i,n. ts':. . t, tog,:Jth:;r with tho ~ porsons who w Jro tho 6th ·nd 7th -iccusod wor0 con vicfoJ of assault cccassioning actual b0lily harm contr-=,,ry to Socti•Jn 24I of tho .penal coda 3,ft,Jr tho offs::nc::i of robbory was found to h1vo nl,)t boon ost.ablishod. ,~11 tho convicto:l. p::,~ son woro thon sont-Jncod t•J one yJJ.I! imprisr::nmont 0 '~ ~ which was sus_p :ind ::i:::l f •::il' one yoar on condition thoy J. o not oummi t .:l.ny offcnco during th,,t ;)oric•do :C,::i.ch of thorn wa.s al s,.-. ordcr;:;d tc cr)m_pons3.to ·· tho ccm;,lain~nt ,'iiI Jhso 2,000/= f,n tho injurioi, and pains ho had sust'1inod in thJ c1.us:.: of thJ '1ssa\..ll tso J:ho rost nf tho 3.ccusod _porsons wore acqui ttC;Jo 2 .... Thay aro now 3.pp'c:J.3.,ing •ag1-inst c·onviction a;J sontonco.• 1.·, .' ' briof, In tho facts of this ca.so 1ro._that1 th,::,· ip;:;.:;113.n.ts woro mombors of 11 Sun~~mngu 11 in '·tho· ;·nu.go~ rho Ist ap; dl :i.nt wa's tho ' . ~ - ,,, . c1JmmllnJori ..•1p1.rt from, boing momboi's of Sungusungu; som:, cf tho appall :l.nts h..:1::1 othor loaJ.orship posts in th;:; ·vill::i.go.i rho 2nd 1pp.Jl1:1.nt for oxamplo was =i.lsc :1 vill igJ socrotary. ' ' ' ' It would appo::i.r a weighing m1ichino bclong.ing tr th,J vill3.g,:; was lost 0.r stolon. -·ind i'WI, tho complainant W"l.s sus;~octod t,, hive boon 00nnoct,:,d Mith its ::lisappoarinc □• • "·l1r~und tho I2 l'I:i.rch, 1989 a dungusungu mooting W"l.S c,0nvund to discuss tho issuo 1.nd tho cc,mpliin3.nt i'HI was summcnc;J. to attjnd that mooting,· Ho .::lid attorid · and wn.s iritortog:i.tod 1bou t tho m=i.ch{no.. E.:; don1od to havo . boon ros:~,onsi blo fr·.r its C.i sapro9.rancoo Ro W3.s thon soriciusly :1ssaul t:::id in an attempt, I su,P)Cso of oxtracting an admission ,.'f guilt frc•m him, Tho apr-ollants W~.Jr:, s.:1.id to h:i.vo p'1rticip.toc1. in th~so 3.ssaul ts, Ul timatoly ho was orJurod tn gi vo out ton ho:1Js d ca.ttl u and it would cippoar ho ·igroo,:,;, tc: this, B.s ct,tn1:ons:1tion fer thomissing machine. Tho ton haads cf . ~ttlo wor::; scizod from his homo but it wcui:1 c1.;pa:1r tho J.:oliCo who had gott.:in Wind of this incidont, intorvoned 3.nJ. ordorod tha r::iturn of tho hoads of cattlo to him. 'I1ho a1Jpollants :1nd. thoir co-accuso3. 1.t tho triJ.l w,Jr:c thon arr.Jst,::i::l and chargotl • •it th0 conclusi(,n r:f th.:i tri:11 1 a~cl 3-s :1lro:i.J.y in..':ic':l.tol, th,:, tri:1.l cc.urt found. '.1nl ,hold th'.1t th,J cffoncc of robb,Jry 1,~ith violence was not ost'.1blishod but th~t th8 offonco of assault· hccasicnin3 actual bolily harm contr:1ry to section 241 of tho icn~l OcJo had bc~n rrcvod boy0nJ rosonablo doubt anQ tho a;tollants 3-s wall tho 6th 3nd 7th 3-ccusad at tho tri3-l wore accorlingly convictoJ& I havo porusud :i.nd considoro::l the oviJ.onc,:i on r.Jcr:rd, 3.nd with rcs;,:.:ict .,· I agroo with tha finding of· tho trial court that thu ~ff0nco of robbory with violonco W'1s n0t clisclrs,JJ. ,:1,nJ ostablish,::d.o It tbo truo, "tho Sungusungu" whic·h included th::; J.;:;r·;;ll.1.nts had already soizod and't'.:l.kon tho complainant's cattlo baforo tho iolico intorvonod. ~nd the 3Di ollant hJ.d by thon boon ass1ultoJ :1nJ it would aJ,,;. oJ.r frc•m th,; ovilcncc on' rucorJ., seriously so., .Jut it woull l.~)~~,J:r in my view that th::, vi')l,.;ncc th:1t WJ.s br,)ught to boar on th:., ccm;:·l:1.Lnnt ':t.n-.i tho 9.ctu::1.l t1-king ··f th8 h-.r:i.d.s of c1.ttlo ins not dono with tho int,:,ntion tc stoal thoso ~nim1.ls·<1Q,hastly 1.n unacc0pta.blo as it ~s, tho vinl;nco is likely to h1v0 been applied to inJuco tho , .• '1./. . 3 complainant tc aclmi t guilt. .ind' tho h ads of O1ttL:i 1t1:::,r3 soizod in tho unfortuna.to beliof tlnt it ,ns logima~o for th:) com;;l .i.in'J,nt tr, pay .. comp:ms::i.tion fer the m':l.chino .::i.ftor er a~ a result ,::,f his forced 1.dmissiJn r_,f guilt., Thos·J 'lets woro cL,:nly d::isric3.blo and unJ.cc0i:hblo but t.h·Jy uid not in fitY viow rovoJ.l th·) off:.,nco of rob\)::iry with vir:LmcJ. 'l1hcro i:;•..,thorwiso no -;tisputo from thc;·ovi-Jo:rrno on rocor'.1 1_ that tho comrl.1.in'1n t was sori ously '1s saul tod 1.nJ sust'lino~ injuri:: I• .ind in my view, thu offonco of 1.ssaul t, inclu.::.ing tln,t of :1.ssaul t occ'lsioning b,iJ.ily h'1rm '.HO inherent in 0ff::mcG1 ~1c , of robbery with vL·lcncc,, th-'.J offonco th':.i.t r-"'--+ "'· ·,/ ;-.J._j 'h:1,d originally boon _p n ,_;J ag'linst tho ar~.ol11nts 1.nl their co-accusoi • .ind thoso offoncos ~°;. 0 ::;· in my vi.uw J,ls 1: miner off ;nc::.:s t') th,J offonco c,f robbery with violoncJe 'l1ho fin.Jing 3.n.l conviction of th::: 3.ppoll 1.nts fer th:., ·ff::,ncc of r assaultoccasicning 3ctu~l hclily harm, contrJ.ry to s2ction241 of,tho [Jnal Gedo unlJr tho 3.ltornativc vadict ~chomos, w'ls th~raf~ro in tho= circumstancus af this c~s~ rro)~ro 'I'ho noxt :i..ssuo fr,:r cr:nsilor11tion is wh..:,thor thJ 1.;:;·::;113,nts :;.id ;arti9ip1.to in 3.ssaulting tho com;l:1in1.nt. I h:1.vo · ;cruse..: th; ovi :l1.,nco n rooorJ J.n.J. I' ·1m s:1ti sfriuJ. th 1,t tho ari.0111.nts WJr,J 1.m;~ly shr-wn :i,n,l i:lontifi·.,d by tho ~viJ.mco th1,i; wa"s'' . . J,jJ.ucoJ, tu .h1.v(J t1k~n r'.1.rt in ;.hysic1lly ass':1'ti1ting th:~ crm_i.:11.in:1.nt. ThJir oonvit:ti0n ',~1,s th::irofcro in my vi,sw ;>r,.)~_nr -111.J. w.:;ll dosorvod. Tho sont,cnco im_;~ 1)s.Jl was on th·:- lonL.int silG. Bu:t it would a;:p0J.I' th,:i lo'1:rnod trial It1sistr1.t:J hJ.d. pr0b1,bly in !)lin':1 th::; promotion )f tho spirit 1 of roconcili:1tion 1.nl 0Juc:1ting tho J.ssail1,nts of th~ n~od to rosroct and to o~or~ta Within tho 11.wo i ho1:o · thoy h:1vo t.1.k0n ri'lto 'of' th1t .1,nJ :1r::i aware c,f tho f"1ct tint fu j \ havo boon vory lucky to ~ot iway with such lonibnt s::;nt~nco. 'l1hos,J -in . their un ti r:3ty. -- JUDGE 24/10/91