19930428 TZHC Dar es Salaam

h 57 IN TH.t: BIGB: C_, ~T .)F T..:WZi:1IT.ii. J.;.T :Dlll :OS S..'W.M ilPPELLld1E JtL'.:~.D::OICTION mcm COUJ.T C?.DIIliJJ., JJ'EJ.tJ.. lfo. 32 OF 1993 ! ORIGINJ.J, CPJ:l'.[I:H..".L Cl.SE ro. 960 OF 1989 OF m DISTR!CT COt"].'Il OF :;:r,•;,r!. iJTf:TR!CT .AT KIStJ'ID Eoforaa lif'. P ~ K.! I''·:..: E::g_< 1 lh'izwipoJ. Rosiclont Magiotrato BIJ1<I1l KL.1MAR4 • • • • o o • o O O 0 C • 0 b O O O • • • Cl Cl e a J\PP'ELLAlf.C (Ot-igiool Aoousod) T.EIE ID-1IW BEPQBLIC • 0 O • • • 0 • ., • • • • RESPON'lll!lf.l!· , ( Origi~l Proaooutar) J' U D G _M E N T e / Tho o,ppollc.nt, Rukir. 1:::-.m...""'.To., 11CG fOWld guilty of Stooli,x,g o/s 265 of tho Ponn.l Code o.nd she ua.G sontonood to o. pciiSan 'torin of :five yo~a. Sho we.e ordered to po,y ba,o.l{ to tho Coopci,r..tivo o.nd Rm.tel DcvclOl)Iilo:rrt: l3a.nk (Clml3) shs.18.68q/ ... 1iupon completion of sol'Itonoo". Nou oho o,ppools; QBO,inot: oomiotion, sontcnco ond tbc order of tho Court. Initia.lly, two o.ocusod I)Orcor..::i -.13.ohomo. Joho am. Bukio. l{cmQ.ro, - mzo ' . choz@:ld bof~ 1t110 ICir;i.itu aosidont R-,_gist;catoB 1 C0\2:ri. Tho first. D.COWJOd1 B.ohoa.i. J oho wna o, Ol'J3hior ~·11 ta· CP.:DB. I ·• • Tho aoocnd o.oousod, Ruld 0, ~ a , Md o.n o.ooount with CFJlB. Sho is a. bus.imps ~ Socond o.oouscd soot.trod a. loM -0f. 50,000/~ from C?J)13. On tho mo.toric,1 ~ , ro/6/88 1 _sho prosontod two choquos to i'ollci, No.1 who Wt"J3 Rohomo. Joho, 1st coousoa.. Ono ohoquo "l·TDJJ for p..1.jllll011t ·of 50,000/= to 2nd c.ocusod o.nd the· otb.or ,-ms / "a. crosood oboqu.o for 50,000/.... Unclor tho Jhnld.ng Rogulo.tions, tho orossod choqu.o vma to b a ~ d to 2nc"\. c,cm.'.Zo&1 s c.ccount 1 Inoidont.nlly1 2nd a.oousod W0.13 pc.id co.sh fo~ bot~: C:.:.:::quoG, toimllil.1g ~ sll:;.too,ooc/.;.. Tho l)tcymont wa.s offoctod by 1st. .:M. _; ___ ,f~:;:;:· roocivi,z)g both ohoqugo pinnod tOGOthor, :from tho Suporviooro. It is shom1 tJ2.~t 2nd oocuood wc..s givon both choquon to oou.nt.orsign bof01"0 ::")cciving the moJlO:Y• Sho did sign and roooiwd oo.Dh for tho two ohoqt:: ::.:, totclliJ.1G•sha.,oo,ooql. (tbo.t is ahs.50,oocf. f.or co.oh ohoqv..o). Ld r in tho dnyj 1s1t . ~ diaoovo1.10d tho orrat' (of hnving po.id. ocsh sl;.o.Jo,ooo/~ to 2nd o.ocusod fr;r .hor ~ossod Oh0Q.UP) n.."ld immod.ic.tol~ :i:'cj?o:i;-: .. · '." ·: ··:--.. :.:-..o:.:- to h~ ~ 33 • &-1<1ond nccusod could nc be fou11cl tr..at s2,mo do.y ·- only tl1,o __sooond. ~. It is shown by tho pre::- ·:.t-· :::::. cc.no tha;i; u:pon being found, 2nd ccousod Q.dmittod roving boon :;ic,id t.ho oxt~c,.. s.b.s.50,000/"" 02lC1. p1~miood to rottu."?l tho money. She, hmTOii .:;1• !" cho.ngod ho:i:' sto..tomcnt. Thu trinl court o.oquittc:l 1st o..ocusod cpporontly o.ftor boliovi:ng her sido c.f tho stOJ:'y end gonui1:-:- offo1•to sho took n.ftor diaoO"VOril\'.5 tho CJ.Tat'. I cl.o not wish to e.ist,.r;;:· +i,; t"\ :finc::i:ng by_ tho tJ:'Ull court. !l!ho sooond n.ocuaod 1 now tl:o only a.l)].)Ollc.nt t-rna· comdctod end 001 · sho o.ppoo.J.s.. In hcu- moraorn.m1J..u;i of o.:ppocJ., the o:wolla.nt r.llo(sos_ e;roso misd.irootion by the trio.l nJ.Gist_•;_,~c far not bolioving that tho o.pnollo.nt would ho.vo not boon p...-ud o..~ for n crosood ahequo do~ositod on tho snmo ~. Sho also cL.1.:Lm.o t!mt ol:..o 11'."':.d boon comrictod on oooomplioo ovicl.onoo of 1st. c.oousod ro1c1 tLd ol:.c ic o., victim of o. trlok plcyud by tho suportis<lt's n,nd 1o-tt cccuscd c..gr..inot her. htJ at:o.tod cbovo, Jin tho r.orm'.11 bv,nk:i.ng prococl.tlrca, orossod choquos Bl'O oot oDJJhod 011 the vo~y dcy u.nlnas S:pooia.l olo&1rcnoo io offootcd. ~ t wo.s 11ot the ooso in t!rl.a mo. ttor. Iit would. a.ppoa.r, a.nil. I · do o.gl."OO w:f.th ~o itr.-io.1 oourt, that l1ohcmn Joho, Tollor No.1 1 got oonfusod end bolia10d tho:t; tho t'.!10 ohoquos wore both for immoclio.to otl,Shing. She hcd roooiwd tho two ohcquoo both pinnocl togothor o.nd -i-rithou.t tho "'£cy In Slip" (far tho crossed ohoquo) • Tho.t confusion on tho pDJ:'1; of Rohomo. J oho fo not o.n oxauso but tho stops sho took immod.:La'boly o.ftor ~ i n g tho mis'tiokc OxculJX1,tos her• ~h~ o,ppollnnt bt::.d known cll tho wny tht't,t aho ho.a. tlro ohoquos:.. ono orosooc1 - l~ich she wa.a to deposit nnd tl10 otho:c- to co.sh ol1.!3.50,000/-=• Xnvil'.18' poruaod tllrough th9 ~S~donoo, it.·is oloo;r thc,t inotoc.,.d. of boi~ pa.id ahs.50,000/11:1 Bho woJfpc.icj/both oboqu.os, tot-cl.]JJlg 100,ooql•• ~ nppollo.nt:. aught tc hnvo l.'Ocliscd thnt o:rn:~ Cl1d i.mmodi"°'toly l'Opm:-tod to . tho rolovn.nt Ba.11k .A~tios. Fniluro to do so wr..s o.n offence. 'El-us, it is true tlmt c crosood chcwo QD.llllOt bo cOJ:Jhod on tho &".mo dny but tho ovidonoo boforo tho trial OO'IL.'t is vary cloa:t' :-tho.it 1mon boi:ng p.;:.id fc:Jj! tho orossod cb.oquo, TollQr No.1 (:id not rca.liao tbo.t it wo.s o. orossod ohoquo. She took it to bo o.:'1 ~ ...:·. --".J ( ~ ) ~ encl thoroforo cnahod it. Tho o.ppollo.nt cl::io cllcc;o::; ,.1:0.,t s!lo hc.s boon convioilQd moroly on a.ooomplioo ovidonco. Hmrovo::e, tl:(.::.:-c io o.mplo ovidoooo by Prfs 1, 3, 4 o.nd 5 which implioo.tos tho r.-.:PJ;lcillr,-+ rr :o tria..l court did not doubt tho ovidcnoo of thooo PWs. , I do not hcr..ra S?v\.,, ' :: : ~f:! Ol'l,S ·t O diff@ with. tho tricl o ~ . I ho.VO f'r..ilcd to cstcb'.' .sh thd the C.:PI>Ollc..nt ·wr-.s e, 'Viotim. ..of somo ~ by tho. CRDl3 pol."so:anoJ. :2rc.::lvo<.1 in this nui.ttor. Whn.t. is oloc;r.- bofo:-o this oourt, o.n it i·i'DJJ boforo tho t:t'ic..1 court, is thc:.t on error on 1il10 pa.rt of tho CRDB !)Orsonnol ~.:-..io tl:..o cppollnnt erroneously roooiw . pcymont of w.ry) 1 00q/ ""• She ur,s. ituty b:0t..tncl.,: .j;o :· report this orror . to tho CRDB poop:i.o. Fniluro to clo .so co11stitutocl a. or:i.mo with which sho im,$ . ' oonvio-ftod,. I do ogroo with tho fincli1-igs of tho trin.l oov..rt. 4s rogordD "l1b0. ·sent.once,. ORllB is c. S'.); ~c!..fi:::· .l mithoi"itJ" o,ncl u.ndor tho Minimum Sontonogu Aot:, 1972, tho 11:cic.l. oou.i.-->t WM jv.stifiocl. i11 im;posing the Minimum somonco providbd far micb. en offo:100. . ; -~ .: ' , .... . q ....