19940530 TZHC Dar es Salaam

:..J.· ----....:. .:i, 11/c n~ TTIE m:arr COUR'l1 OF' TANZANIA i' ~- --- - ------~---- AT DAR ES SALMI: ;.! ·" ' I:iIGTI COU~1T C?.L~m.ciL £:..PF.2"l.AL lif0.166/93 ~ -~ o:?.IGii:.fi,.L CRif:II.bL c:~Sill lW. 154 OF 1992 OJJ' IJI'";E DISTRICT COURT OF BAG;J.10YO DISTRICT AT t __,---~- B.:".< liJ\iOYO ( \ VO!'IS'US TH,] UlIT'IDJ JEPOJitIC •o•••o•• D2:FOIIDERI 'I' __ ,_., T JlIDOEN::llH ffi-.J112.di IIas&"Jli Tile, t:i.o 2..:l?]?Ollant, end two otllo:a.s not bofo:i."C this• Coui,t 1-P:c-o conv:ictoc1. ·of tho kinclJ:'od o:ffal100s of housob:~'Oal.-dng and stoalinc;. On t>) one count ca.ch convict i·T2.G awc:i:'C'..od a custodicl son tonoo of fi.vo ~- ca.:r.'s end on tho otl.o:,: count each of t:1.or.1 was acnt to jail for ono your. Tl:·.o so:.~tcnccs wore ordo:rod to J?Lu1 concu.:r1."0ntly. A glai::.oo ;c..t t:ici ch2.:.•:-s--o sho0t 1 howov-::e, :i.nc!.io~:.tos t1mt al tlloajl t>o offonco chuccid. on t'.:·_,) fij~st count is l:.01.1.so- broald.nc;, the :p::1.rticul2.1,s show tto:!i t:10 offcnco 1-12.s cora...11. ttod at 2.00 a.n~ on th:; dc,;y- in quostio:1. Tho tiwo at lrh:i.ch t}.1.i.s offonco 1ms co;.".11:1:ittocl is an iopo:rtL,;.2t ingredient in J?j:•ovi.nc a cha.r&t.i oZ 'l:ih:i.s natv.xcy for if ·bL0 lJ1-.;)D.k:iJ.1c· is clone at niGht the offonoo ~-r.ill bo btu~&la:ry., It is houaobl.--coking- if tho offence is conr:iittod dur-.i.ng d.a¥tir:10. I run sn:t.isfiud.t, llomlVOJ; tb.o.t. tJ:19-~'0t_,<'.7\lle.rity ·doos not Vi~o..to the procoodil16 s ,.) booe.usc tho offonco on _which tho 2,1>pollnnt 'l'ms C.)l'litictdd is cognato to tl10 offence which ought to .hava boon p:rofon·od 1 f. Lot mo now come to tho oV;id"..:;1106 • $mJnira d/o Ism~ (Pitt) 1..vid .sb.e:rifu .Abdallah. (P:-T4) arc wifo ru1d hu_sbe;.1d., :aspoctiva~. 'lhoy live 2.t Illajcni l>li:ipana a.roo., Bo.gaooyot :Both of thom 1-101'0 not at homo on tho niGht of 22n~/23rd &ptcobo:i:, 1992, thoy had loft Saidi Abdallah (PWZ) mcl l,Jubsini .All~ CPJ'llt 1Johind~ PW2 an(l FW3 did not 11otico anytlri.nG strv.nc;o un tH 7.oo n..rle 011 23:ro. Soptonbe:r, 1992, ... ,.,:. . ~ whQn. MLl.llaini Abc.si uoko u:p to- atto~1cl c:. call of natu::-o, That -.,.'-. uas when ho ~ticod tb.at all tho dofFs which th.07~ ~,.,rod boforo tJ.1.0.;J· · :i.'Cti.i'Od f.:xr -~•c nicht.. U(u.'"'O ajar• El i11fo:cr:1od .}/.- ~. •,·: . "~--' , . \ , _. / 111111111 - ·-: 2 Saidi A1xlnl.1ol1 of what ho b::-.:.d soon :x1c.~ whon thoy macl.o m1 inspection of t~10 houso tho:· cliscoro:~'Od tr-.c:!.t" a number of porsoncl 01fccts, :i.l;tolucl:Lt1c.. o. bir: ::lo, a vaccuum nooc, clotlili1c; a;.1cl a. ,i1atross 1:c.rl ·· '.)On c lco,:rod f1vr.:i. tho house. They dccidoc1. to inforo Shur: i.lilo. Is1J;,,il (Pli1) of whet hr.•,.cl happonccl. lli:i:- :ro2.ction k this illfo:('!·10,t:i.on wo.s to J.'Ol)o::.·t tho ·I!latto:r.' 4i;:) tl:-.o Police ::--:; Bn.c;e1moyo; Upon J.'0coi'Vi.n.G t:Jj_;; ropo:i:-t PC Po.sk2J. (P}1'5) was dotailoct to conduct invor: igations in t}1is riatto:r. At that tir.10 no suspect was !Olltionocl to tho Police. On tho samo dey o.t a1)out 7.oo p , , PW1 rotv.:c.1cd to tho Poli co Station e.na. i.nfo:rnocl PW5 tJ:LD,t tl10 3:cd accused had boon· soon solliJ.1.c i taus whic:... bolongccl to the con1)ln.inal1ts. This :i.nfo:1.,n0,tio11 was 2.ctod QrJ. prontJ.y n.nd. 3rd a.ccusccl w2.~ axrostcct n.t lVIc:..;ori1oni Bus st<lt1d, :Bn.::~rnoyo. 3rd Accusoc1 ,ms carryil1c a nylon baG c.·~ tl10 tine of his o.r:rost; tho contents of th2,t ixi.G 1-10ro found to "bo sor.10 ::f tho J?re>:po:rty of tho oomplain1.-"l1its. 3::x'- r.,ce;uoor.l ,:~2,s td;:or. to tho. Poli co ~at.ion whore ho i::: t..lloe,uc. t,:_1 hc:~vo adr1i tto,1 tho offonco an<.'.t il:rpli- oatcd tho 1st accu.s~c. ( a:ppollr.l'l t) c.'..;1 uoll as tho 2nd aoou.sod, in tb.l pN son co of P1'T1. Mo,.1.wrbilo, on 24th Soptoo1:io:r, 1992, tho appellant ctpproacll.oc1 tho com-gl2.il12J.1ts et 't>oir hoi:10 onc1. told Pii4, in tho pr-csonoo of PW1, tha.t ho was :c<:nd:y to oomponsato. tho . couple ab.s.15,000/;:: for tho rJr-1.tJ:8;::s ho hod stolon. Tho o.ppollor.1.t w~s ar1"Cstccl as ho was nogoUating tho _j conpim1sa.tion. $lose o.ro tho facts on _which tho a~ollant wr-.s convicto<.l. 'E.10 lo..u::nod tricl District 1fogia~rato u:.1s satisfS.ccl tl,.at thoro was a brocld.ng ai.1d va.ri,o,:IJ;e ~OJ.1.fll, I offacta ~ s~~U. lb wa.a .tl}..rt1.oj:- sa.tistiod tl:et t]:,;,o '1)poll[1l1t ancl tho other tw:, e.ccusocl. rio:rsons who did not a.pponl 11,.,,;:l thoir @lilt proved boyonc:. my l."Ce,s0112.blo doubt. 1.3:lo am:iollant ,~~1s o..::-, ..:..•:;_,T,rocl rn.'ld ho.a lodged fivo grounds o:l:' 2..J?3~02:l wluch, in effect, ::iay oonvcl'liontly bo oonsoliclo.toct in ono ground., ncuoly · that t)1oro was not ariough ovj_clo:100 upon H11.i.ch tl:o r.:ppollent could have boon found.. Qlil tj>·. Ho con tonds t::.:at ho Wc:,s Car:L"Yll'J.G not~l1.G' :i,norlr:1:Lt12.tinc at tho tine of his a.i.""'il.'Ost, ho donios to ho,w a.pproc.'.chocl PT-1'4 in the nanno:r. P:71 and. PW'4 allqgo, In hi.a ..... /3 3 View onl~r tb) 2nd. 2nd 3rd C:,GOU.socl 11'"'.d their guilt J?l'OYod. 'li:0 ROl.)Ublio supportR tho conv:iction ~1c":. son~CJ.1COS which 110:i:vv ioposod on tho 2,,ppolla.nt. }l,:,0 ·BJ.£'J.1G.cs, loewJ.1od Sta.ts Attorney, has st1.b1iu-tt,, c.l that the:re wes st1~011g evidence which :proved the 6 uilt of t;1e appellant. In his submission., this evidenc0 inch1cles t!.:e G1)pellant 1 s O1-m admission and the! readiness which ho shmrecl to compensate. the oom.pla.inants for the matress which Tii.:1.13 ono •jf tho piocos of p1'ope:i:·ty which wore stolen ,.from tho hone:::· 6 After oxam:inir-¼'.; tto vidonce on reco~i:d, tho:i.'o appeaxs nothing which suc;g-osts -tj at there was reason 1-r:.1ioh would ha-0e ' actuated PW1 and PW4 to f:i:1Qii1e the appellant, Altr.ough, therefore, the aprell,m-b 1ms ro:Tested without any i.110:dmina-. ting material on his 1)0~:son, hi o0r;i.dact lG?lda -00rroboration to the testimony ~f P1i1 o.11d .FW4& For if he did not steal the ' . matress ho could not h:r,to off erod to pay compensation for · it. L"l my view .tho 8:.f>J?ollant' s conviction cannot be faulted. In tho result tJ::..o r:.wvocil is d.ismissod in its onti:cety. Conviot:ion aontonoo a."'lcl orders made b~r tho trial Court aro . . upheld. ' " '( _::;·_;-:-;rtmaE; .. 30/5/1994. Appellants P:t-osent in Peroon Mr. Jll.andoa {s/A)t Fo~: 11.osponclGnt Ropi.iblic