19900905 TZHC Dar es Salaam

IN TIIC IIIGII COTJRT OF TANZAEIA AT DAR P:S SALMN APPELLATE2.!filI3DICTI01J IIIGII COURT CRDilINAL li.PPE:~L NO•••• • •, • • • . 59 OF 1990 ORIGIHli.L CRIMINI~L cum: NO •••• •.,.. 336 01:' 1990 OF Till DISTRICT coun.T OF ILALi:.. DISTJ.ICT AT Krmconr BEFOBE U. M3u-YA ESQ,, ItEJIDBHT 1~LGISTil.',:l1E. DPP • • • o o o • Q •• o o oo o o • e • o * o • • o APPELL;J,TT (o·,~-a-•T' :.(l l:: ~:.~ 'c,,.·~rs=n) T .... 1 V•~•1J.:.'..i VE.i.Tu"US SHLBlJT MGOT:'.ill:SLO G 4 OT.EDI~.• Il;~;.jpQlr.JEl.J•r _ _ _ _ ___.(...,O_nI_GnJ.'.L Piiom:c:.iTOR) RULING. RUB!.Ml1J • ·. On 22nd March, 1990, SHABIDH s/o Ui{JJilim GmIBELL, RJi.:',..!T..:':.HI s/o JiLLY 9 S!..LlJI S/0 J,.ffi.iED s;~ID IJTD !J'Ol1Ilt..LY S/0 Ml,LYi. were chi1rcSod with 0 odown brealcin0 and stealinc c/s 296 and 265 of the Penal Cotle, It wa.s alleGed that the the four jointly a.ncl together brok0 ancl 011JGcred into HOlliJilm :ENTEJ:'1PRISTI:S GC.Jm-IT! and sfolo from therein 569 c2.-rto11s of . Dou1Jle Happiness l!a.fety J!atches va.luocl at shs. 20 million., .Zach of the four accused pleaded not ;,uilt;r to the char;j'e~ The record shows that t the Public Prosecutor h2.vinc va.lunteerocl the ii.-tforr:10,tion tb,c.t l:e'" had no objection to tho arantin0 of bail to the fom' accused, the len.rned trial m2.c;istra:~e gTc.nted bo.il to 02.oh of tho 2..ccusocl in ·!ihe \ f o llowin[;' term::;: - The accused person ·any be relce.scd on bail of shs. 5,000,000/. 02-ch ancl one of the (sic) should have evidence of ii':1filOYc,ble property• 11 The Director of Pub.lie Prosornxcions w,:,.,s t..Jc~ricvecl by tho dccir;ion of c.ck1ittil1J tb.c four aceusccl i1yl;o 1J2,il ancl has c.ppo~lccl ·l;o this com't on the follouinc {r.['ounclo i - i. Thc.t tho loarnoll trial Rcsiclent !.'h··,.:;is,.;rato {,Tossly misclirectod horself in lc1w in o.dni ttinG the respondents into bcil. 2. Without prejudice into tho foroc-oing tho lo2,r;.1ed trial Resident I1Ia,.:;ist1°::,-co c;ro::;sly erred in la.w a.nd f2,ct in impooinc lenient bo..il conch tions to tho roGpon:Jcnts." .... l 3 - , In reply, Hiss Hunisi, lcci.rnocl St2.to li.ttornoy· stated thnt apo;;:>t frora tho clocision .by Hwo.lus -nyo., J • there o:dst other docisio11s 1:>y ·the rii)1 Court which arc n.t vc,ri2nco wHh tl:.c/i:i by Nwc.lus;:-nyn1J., Sl:c r.1ninila.inccl tha,t tho court wns obli[:,'r,tec: to inposo tho ca□h bail condition as required by law. On tho Court of :~ppcal clocision in tho Cr:i.r.1:i.nal Appeal No. 54 of 19D9 (U11roportocl) Niss 1-lunisi subnit·;;od, a.ml ii1 ny view correctly_, t!1at tho rolev2.11t provision □ of tl!.c law go.VG tho court discrohon to inposc or no·~ to ir.1pose tho cash bn.il concli·Gion. Tho case of DPP vs, Hohaned Sulonru.1 :J.i Alfan er. App. IJo• 54 of 1989 (U1~_oported) c2,lled in 2.icl by Dr. Lamwn.i is therefore lZ£,t rclov211t to tho appeal unclor co110iu.or2,tio1i.Wh:,/.; is, however, vor-.f relevant is the decision of this cou.:rt (D2-ucli Petta v.R. Misc. Cr.- Lpplic2.tion No. 90 of 1989 (Mwanz2. Roc;istry) (U.~rapc:;:-!ocl) Uwalusanyc.., J,) • I oocopt tho v2.liclit;y of tho sulx1ission by Miss llunim the,t thc:2e a.re soverc>,l doc is ions of this court o:t vnrimco with tllo finclinc of :M:walusanye.. J. But this fact docs no-ii 111 any wry eli1:1inc..to its binding force as a precedent to courts suborclinr,to to the: IIich Court. St.lborclinc..to couriis o.ro here [',t libc:rty to choose between tho conflict- inc; b:indinc }authoritios 9 whichever clecision chosen is however of bincline force to it. Thotl,Jh tho lo<'..X'no~ Resident· ne-Gistrn.to docs not hero st,. .,tc on wlle.t authority he hnd r;r•r.ntocl be,il, it c::-.,;1 ro("'.",onn.bly be inpliotl th"-t -th0 decision w2,s reachoLl with this c..uthori ty in D:i.ncl consiclerincs tho flow of such cn.sos fror.1 tho particuli'.X court ancl tho e.r,pron.cl::.cs of both tb.o le2,rnocl nt. .sisti~do r. ncl the Public prosecutor who as oo..rlicr pointocl out hn.cl volunteorocl tho info:rnation th2.t the Republic b,p.d no objection to tho crro1tinc of bn.il to the rcspond.cntse1 I hn.vo no power Jco overrule or review tho 2-uthority on which I th:inl{ the trid r.mt;istr2-to r.ust he.Ve based his dcciaion. ·For this roe.son thorof ore r clisniss tho first :3'I'o1..mc: of appoc?,l • ..•• On the soconcl [;'round of 2.1)po0l, I fin~l sono nor,i t on the obsorvn.tion of Dr. Le;:n-ra.i th.."'t the il:1i)Ooocl torr1s of bc..il D.ro c.dequato 2.G they have e:ru:rurod tho n:i:itonc1<'.l100 in court of tho rosponclents. IT.owcver on closer scrt1.fin~ of tl'"o soDe, they obviously r.re two ironor,c-1 c.ncl loose. .Only one of ·;;ho people was required to Oi-m property - and 011 the fD,Ce of it of 1-6ctovor V0luo 4 The torus o..ro without restrC',ininc force. 1...ccorc.linc;ly I cancel tho bnil condi tio:ns imposec1 by tho subordin8.to court o.nr.l in:)osc the followinc:- l. Ea.en responcl.ont is t"-;ronte1 l::,;:,,.il o;.1 J:is mm rooo@1isoncc il-i the sun of sb.s. 5 nillion shillin0 so 2. I)c'.'.,ch respondent shoulcl h<'..Vo ~ su.ri ties vti ti'. e:10h 9f t.'.w sureties oxccutin,:; a. bmm(1 in the sun of shs. 5, ooo, 000/= -4,- . 3,. E;::,..ch of the sm~ctics ~ 01m imr.1ov2,blc property h"1.-T0nzmio. to bC1-Ck up his bond 2,11d to th2.t ond.1 on.ch of tho surc'Gicn is to deposit the title cleocl of tLo property owned by J:c.ili in court. 4• Respond.en ts n.re not to novc ou·G of D2,,r cs SalnGD without tho approvn.l of this court. 5• Eooh respondent it to r0po:ct to thoOfficor L.1 Ch2XGC Misinb8.Zi Police 3k. tion twice a week i.e. filont:12.ys ~\-G J.O r... i:1. o,nd S2.turcl..'\Ys nt 10 o.,r.1., 6. Ef'..Ch responclent is to sur1c'l1:d.or his travel c.locw:ients, if he hn.s any to the officer In Ch~~rc:o, lfair.1b2-2i Police S·ktion. 7. All rosponclcn·ts to ci.ppoo,r 2:i; the D:i.Gtriot Cou:rt of Ila.ln. n.t Kivukoni for mention o:c the c2.,.~o on 7/9/90 ancl subsequent; cb..tc th2,;t court uo.ses to fix• In sur.11:iary, thiG 2..ppoo.,l suoooc.ls in p~rt. Hew bo.,il conclitions hc'.VC boon mposo(\ minus tho cc.sh doposi t, oomlition. 5/9/90 5/9/90 Coram: rrtmlJ!il~, J • For the Republic - rlios Philip. For Resp. - ruJsent - - R-1!.18.lUlt'lli Lli ShrJlani G01;-ibel0' l I - 2 others absent Courts ..• 5/9/90 R:-?I.k1.clllD.Ui J:..li My fa.thcr c:liccl on Su.nclcy oml wn,:::; Jnu~iod. yostcrclcy• :r request thd I c;o ·to i11fom ny rela.tivos o.t horac of the position. Court: Pcrr:lission cr2.J1toc.l. Rasponc1cnt to