19930301 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

n:r TlJE HICB. COl'ffiT OF TJ\.iJZANIA CR:JUl;JJi IPPTI!i.L 'IJO., i 20/ 92 ' \ ORIGDff.J, Ci:liltUT.til CLSE ITTJf·T.BE11119i/84 I I oF rz:m: DI3T::lIC!'I1 c ;·JaT OF :,:IJJ.,A DISTRICT Nr . li. JISTi:: . .l'.2,. (](l:DJ:OJJ P..Tti< :-,JL., o •• , . o • • • • • • ~ ,,APPELLAL"iJT' TfiliJ UJ.ifITE.."' .:1.EFi:}T_,::r:c,, ...... G ••••• RrriIPOJ:IDENT '' il.. y ~ 2 - Tho appellant Gidioni Amondi vas put en t:,,ial l)ofore tho d.istriot oou:rt o.t Kisutu for e.ttc,:rpting to o1rta.:Ln mo;10;y- by fnlsc protencos and • uttot'ing u fo.1 so d.ocUJ:i.ont" ITo tF:~ jointly c.ll'1,.-,'(snd a.nd t:i:'icd with •no oho.rlos M.:l.rw-i1., horoir, cf.tor rci'or:i:oC:-. fo Cl.8 11 -hho co--0eouscd11 , l3y ·ll'ld lorce tho eYidenoo oo·;;,11Jb.s:1od tho,t cm 25/11/84 tho Oo-O.OCUSod wont to tho Ma:rkot Stroot ::}-_cQ.110,il 0f t:10 lfationo.1 Bank of C.ommo:roo • w.ero:in he so~r PiT2 rnuhoJa 'tJ"ho 1w..s ~11 o::::pl!,i.yoo of that bolllc. Il~ sh.awed PTT2 a ohoquo a.ncJ. caked hin fo oo..::;h ii; for hino Tb.at bill was payable to H~. B,1632 D/Oplo MohDnod Ao 0rill1l."Y_a.na. it was fJr.paymcnt of shs.16,884/90. It :pu:z::p·orted. to be a.i~rnm by tho Nationcl Insurn:noo Corporo.tion1 lnrt the -leaf' had boon stolon horn thnt Corpor<1tion and there wns no denying tlmou.@lout that it wc.s n. for:gc17. '.No.n. 1532 D/ Cplq. Mohnmod· A. OmaJ.jr was a. fiotitions payooo Force Uo., Ilv 1632 bolon:.:,""Ccl to one D/Srfu Pi;>tor Nyanda.. Pt-T2 wns suspicious nbout tho utttn.ontioity of tho bill on.cl ho o:ro;f'tly __ told tho oo-accusod to oonc tho 110;:;::t rlc,~r• Tho oo-accused kept the ~intmont and -~m1r10d tt_p at- tho ix1.11k in tho oor:r_pn.ny of tha appalJ.ant,. ln "chc r.ioontimo PLT2 had ~~iod ,._,u.t i:nrostigations which confirmed b.iS susp~n.. Ho reooivod tl.lo bill frcB tho oCKl.cet:SeQ toc,"Othar irith an id.entity card in ~ho :;;-ux 0:i~ ·tho }X\:,'"oo Yd.tl:u tho :photograph of tho ~:PI>Glla.nt atto.ohod ~rcto, Tho oo-ucouse:~ lied to PiT2 thc,,t t;hc appellant was the payoo? but it. was in clispute that tho o,:ppollnnt hoe.rd this oomo.rso.tion, llhon P1'T2 WM nwu.ti to ho.vo tho oo-a.ocu.<Jod o.na. tho a]?pella.nt a:rTosted, the oo-aocusod s01~d the d.o.il(;or n.ncl took to flie,~1i;., ' Tho co-u.ocu.sod opted. to so.;'i-· ndhiric in llis def once. Ai3 for the appoll~tt ha gavo sworn cVia.Emco, denying coirplioity m the offences. ln suoota.nce his aooount mis thd iho 00-0.ocuscd who happened to be nn · i.nmato at No.42 O'banu,,ani Street in Tomoko ho.d once rnaclo a :roquos-b for the ~Uant 1s :photo~aph to· adorn his ~bun. Tho e,ppollc,:rli h.oo. obligt:Xt i:t; raid 1)rO'Vidod.. .v:. him ono.~J)eys . '. 1mo:r:- . ; : tho cx,,-a.ocuscd. nckccl to bo osoorted to tho bank to oash_ his ob.oquo. .~ .. . ... _ . - . . - -. 2 .fieD,i.11 t:10 o.ppcllc.nt O{;rood, m1.S1Js:pioiot1.Sl;;,,-. Ci, ~oon after onto:t'ing tho bel'llc ho sc;t down c.nd tJ.1c 00--0.ccusod r·ont end talkad with Pt-r2. A mononti lntcr bo ::r,u tho or, o.oc:T'...Scc.. :C,':1,1u1c cff,, Th::i appellant ifru3 then 2.-I'l'ostod 2.iic:;. shom: tho lilc:rl ... t~~ oc.:;.\,i. ITo wo,s shocked to seo his photogr£tph llffb:od ( u that _;.:.rd, -tJ::.o vo1---;,r r,hotoe:::aph ho had given tho oo-accusod,, Tho trial r:k.-,,gist:;.•r.to _.02,victed t::ie, r,ppclln.nt of. tho two offenoos tmd sent him to jr.il for u substo.ntive ioi,-,1 of fj_vo yoo.rs. Boliovo it or not, ho o.cqu.itted tho 0')-a.ccused Hfo::;..• lo.ck of e-vidoncoo 11 If I raiB°llt bo allowed to uso sUch st.•.:ong lr.J:\.,r.ua.c;-o, I should sa.y thnt this aoquittru nas o:x:ooodingly dubious, g.Lvon tho 2.bmd.nnoo of tho evidence on the record. .And it savours of pru.•c.doz to hold thd tho 2,ppollont was guilty and the oo-aocused not c,uilty.. Mey, ns Mro Ji.Isolor.:1 oounsol for tho o.:ppollant oorreotly obsoo."Vod, there is no WJ,y one c1:n ·rooono:Ue thc.t acquittal. with thn.t oonviot ion.. It wns subJ:1itted on bohclf cf t:1e O.J.)pollnnt that- tho evidence did not establish his guilt beyond ro::,,,sona.blo doulYt. Tho Republic o.grood, o.nd ·tho sano with mo. In ny ossossr.101~,t I find tho ap:polla.nt t S' acoount plausible, ru.ld. I find tho trinl mc,,j_stratc I s a.nnlynis nnd judg!:lont shaJ.low and disorop~ .. The mD.t::,~strdo :i-:ound thd tho nyl_)e:J.1;:m•;; h&l posed. M tho )?ayoo of t!lo bill. The:.."O uM siqply no ovicl,)1100 bof0:1.~o h:in to support that :l;'inding. Ho found boliovo.blo 'Lho 2,:,:,J.)Clla.nt I G o:;g_)ln:ndion as to how ho ooma to give tho oo-accusod his photoc;rc.ph~ But n. sl10xt r.1olilont later ho found that o~J.ana.tion to 1)o 11 V,nfoundcdu, 1;h0,-boyo:r t;.ia.t · means.,. I should say that there is no-thing Str3J.1[;"0 a.bout a person (P.VU'lg his photogra.ph to his :L.'1D1D.t o .. The mo.gistro..to al.ea considered o..s inplion.tivo of the uppollant that ho wont to the bruilc ·::o oa:ill a b:lll 1-r!uro 1-~2.d r. '::ithor in his name :r_ior in tho l1..'1Llo of tho oo-,aooused.. Tho fGtJt of "the r..1.c..1,btcr, howover, ia th.o.t the appellant did not hiosoli utt0r +11.} bi:.l ,:i..1:J. this is oleor f'.ro!.l tho. ov:i.donoo of PlT2 1 nnd "thoro wo.s 11ru.~a1y ru..1y 01.ri.donco before the ~strata that tho appollnnt ha.d soon the bill before it was uttered by the oo-aooused. I have to ngroo with ';ho o..r,pcllont that his convictions ware wrongl.y had .md in tho event tho apPcC.:.L is allowod.. The convictions aro qua.shod, tho sentences sot aside, c.nd if tho o..p'.Pollant is not otborwiso lal-r.f'ul.l3 hold, ho is to 1)0 dj_rJo.hc.r[;Cc. fron custody fortlnri-th. · Delivored .. M:ro Msolcra for the l1.ppollr:,1·i; D-tr. Kaga.iga.i foz- tho Republj.c1, t