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41T T4Hl)RA APP'l'l'LLAT~ JURISDICTIO~ ( T 1 bor~ R o,crj st:t' y) (EC) CRI1-"I1'LUJ APP'1i'AL no. 175 OF 1989 ORTGTNAL CRJ111:NAL C ASii! NO. 14 OF 1989 OF.TH~ DISTRJCT COURT OF TAIORA D:rSTRTCT AT T.AIDRA :Bnfore: G. ii. MIIrJ'fllrBl!J, i.:sq_., R'Ti:STl)~"T MAGISTR.AT~ in:OH.A~ NY~:00 ................. -iiPP%LANT ( Original .Accu S1'3d) Versu.s T~ R..-PU BLIC ................~ • .. • R~Or:D~1T ( Original Pro SPCUtor) 11/7/91 _KOROSSO, J. This is ~n ~P.., P!U f; 1 !'"la b? tli."-' !\pp~lJ.~,T't on~ T11r1 ch!3?1 John ·@ " - ,. . . y 1:m ci O who W'H:3 -C hq~-wt-th _ j ; . ~ - e $ __ b{'>fQTC>--t h P RP si.. ~ P.J'lt l'trqi{ str'ltf."'-S Court' Tabora. Tn th~ 1st count, hr> w::is ch:1rg~r1 with th~ off P-ncn of. forgAry c/s 333, 3~5 ( g_) (a) :ma )37 of th,.. T'P-n1tl CoaP.: BP. w=1s--C-orrv:i--ct~a and s~:r,_tr>ncnd to 5 ye1.rs :i.mpri:SO'r.'l'l'rP,!il:t. In thr.a 2nd count, he wis __ ,c~--w.H·h----th~--off-enC-1"! of 11ttP.ring a f 8 1 - s ~ n t c/s 342 of tha ·---- 'Fenll Code. Hi-! was convi.ctpa a.nd s~nt~,nc·~a to 5 y~a.rs imprisorun(l!rit • . Jn thP. 3rd count, h~ was charg1:1d With th.., offpncp of·-stPal.ing c/s 265 of th(.) Pen,u Coa '° ma s,..ntenc ~d to 3 years imprisonm1?nt. SP.ntt:'>n.cc-s wr>.r" ordi?rr..d to run concurrf"ntly. Dis-satisfir.,d with th~ conv:i ctions ana si:mtences, hr-- h~s Rppeal r->d to this Court. Thi?r~ w~s ovr>.rwhP.lmfng Pvia"'ncA th~t thP Appel1 snt com-mi t~a thP thrPP o-fi,=,ncP,s. ThPr~ W"l.S r->Vic,.,ncie> by onr-- Shjrg.zi l,_T~ulll (P.W.7) th,.. o,J\,n~r of Uf!uli Saw Jirilli:i th~t on l8/2/e8 thn ~~pn.r-,ll w.t h~d ~pn.rosch 0 a him :c1nfl f'31s,::,l'y rr.iprnsr>n.tr>.d hirnsr->lf th::it hi-'! was frolTI th~ R~gi onal J>iv i=-stock ~~v Plop!'lnT1t ofti c ,,r, rt:'!1bor1. who h9.a gon,, thr.>rP to gr--t th(.) pr::lcr>. for 8S p:j t:iCf>S of t;TTlbP.r. Th~ Apnp}J r=tnt wa~ :1.SSllr-id w:i th ~ profor,,i~ i :iwoi CP show'i :n,g- th.P pr:i c ~- of Shs. 55, 37 4/=. · On 19/2/88 thP Appr.>l l..:i11t w,-.nt b'3Ck to Ur~l:::t Sqw 'Tl/fill. 1rid pr~sr.>n:t(l!ld: Ol'\P ch~qUP ♦ •.•• 2/. - 2 - ~-ro. B 144571 worth Shs.55,374/= ·to--P •..W...-- 1~ on·-thA-SalD~ dat~ of 19/2/88 onP Shiraz Shivr~j (P. W. 2) 3 "thA Clerk of P ~ W. 7 supP,rvj s~d , thP. lo a.ding of 89 _pieces of TimbPr into a lorry a:n v en by onr-- Ibmadhani ~rs~to (I?.N. 3). One Dr. Jf.n1wa (P.W,,5) j the Regiontl ( LiVf."stock D~VP.lopmPnt officr->r, tr>st:if'.i. d ir,. Court dr>nytng th"3.t th~ 0 chequ~ 11ro. B 144571 of 18/2/88 1 w~s from his office~ p.,W. 5 oepose:od th,it hi 9 ChPque bo0ks WP,rP from J3. 0, ri\ .,,_hr.ir~r. 3 th~ ch~qu~ ~h.ibi t le9.VPS st.flrt""c with l'"'tt.r.>r.s q·''Ci4" v~bel't3S. .J t.~V• chP.qllP. "'Xhibit P. 1 st~rt0c1 with 1°t-+-.e:,r 11 13". 'P,.'/1 . -~ ss-:lri t:iv, 3Ji:::rj,c1.t,urP.s on thr.> cheque '"r.'xhibit P.l W<=>TP tot2ll.y :1 if''r,:,:r,n-r: +-cr,rn -~b.,~ siP.'n;:itures of th~,.,. sig,,~tor-i PS of h:i s o:f·f'iceo ThA f\ppP.11 ~rit' s clr->-f PY'C•~ ·v,r9d tY:-lt ,rvr"' 17 /2/F.'8 to 22/2/88 hP. had bt!lr..n 3.t Pu,ge wh~rr- o·;-1 1g/2/t8 h" h1,d b"'Pl" q_ coTl"ol 1.im:mt in Crir,,1ntl C9sr.> no. 26/8f in wh·i Gh U"P S·1 r,on w.i.s thP. t-;ccusPd. This d pf enoe :ts o bv:i ously jTT'_mag; r13ry. Tt :is 1 T"'pO ssj bl r-i to bel1 PV,::. th-=i.t P .. W. 1 could h:1v e mi st'.1ken thr-> ia r->r,i tt ty of th~ .Appell :_:i.nt !:1-ft~r the App ell3!lt h:1.a bPr..>n bPfo re Mm on 17 /2/38 :1nd 10/2/88. One Shi r'3.Z Shivraj (P.W. 2) h:id lo-1.de.d thP tJl!lbP:t for tht! 1\ppell1nt with the Appe.llgnt being with him. Po-~J. 2. h3.C, r.r3fi!2port::ia thn. Timb0r from the Mill with the ~\pp ell 3.!lt bPing with h~ m, ry~he Prim.-1.ry Court l'agiatrat':t one- Sigb<=>rt Philj_p Kuuli (P, W, 8 t testifi er in Court 1 flatly ao.nying s~('lng th!?. ,~ppell c.in·G· P, vr :; ;_: ":sti fied ··JP.forP. the lowp,r Court thqt in thP all~gr,<.1 Crim'tr:=u. C1.s,o ",.o, 26/tlS, the compl qi n~nt WflS Oll9 "P'1Ul0 SPnf PlO ::i:n::'1 t hr~ jccuseoc S WP ":P on° $habm 1nd }itaz3.ku. Th0 .\ppl?l 1 1nt wron,g]_y "b,c,lj r>V (>d -:~h-1.t hA C )Ulcl h:Wf'! h,a such wiraDulous ~sc9p0 l:ikP h.i.s Co·-·J1ccus,"c, -:r woula like:, to obs"."rv'•, 'tlow0v<>r) tr11JG thn thjrd count shoulrl .r' h·w(-'l b0~ri th-1t oi ◊-b-t~1~·1rri ng good A bv "t'!"ll .... ..., prntnnCr.>S c/s 302 of thP. P~mi:u Co0 °. 9.T'a not s; :mple st""A.1 i rP'., T woul a, theor~f,Jre, conv ➔ ct th~ ,\ppP-11_9.,-,t of obt'1;.,_.,;,.,f:" 12:oo<'ls by fl.lsP prPtPnCPs c/s 1.02 of thi:: PP.-ntl Codi=,. ,__.,....-..:-Wfth:'.thn forngon~ obsr.,rvqtio:n_s, th.A ln'.1rnnd St3.tP Atto~iw, . .·,:'t ',~~ V' ' • ..trr~ Rut".\ was pe~f Pctly right :in supp~ri_'.,."i_· convictions. -~ ,' ; ."\ . ·• .- . ,. · ; App,e:il- dismiss e:-a. ______,,______, A.G. G. KOROSSO, JUDG1. 11/7/91