19950920 TZHC Dar es Salaam

IN THE HIGIT COURT OF TAl'TZAJ.ifIA · ,A! DAJ.t ~ ES S~L\LAAM . ..Al?PELLATE ,JORI3DICTICH . :criGE: .cooRT CIUM:n;_J;L :OPE.AL 1T.0. 208 OF i994 ORIGillAL CR)l.ffiifAL CASE rrn. ~48 OF 1993 OF rmE DISrlUCT Arr :tavom~I ~ . . F. -~· MA:PU!IDA ~ liESIUJM M_4PISTRATE - SA.D)I • MUS'l'gr:~ C i• •., ••••.. •• RESPOiJDJll:rT1 11& C , :! 'C" D GEM E·H0 T: 4 , ,. . . . , •• ◄ -.,. ., 1'hc Boopondcnt in thio on.so, Wd M1.wta]?l.1.n. iTD.rJ tb-c accused in criminal Caso Ifo. 548193 of t:,.o Dirc:trict Court of Ilala. IIo was , ~I, oha;rg-od with, a,..'1.d. convicted of malicious dnran[;o to pror,c:r:ty bontro.r;r to soctio11 J26 (1) of tho Tonal Code. ~ uas oentonced to pay a :.:.' f'ino of ~1;;2,000/a or a jail term of two months, a contonco ·which· the DPr olaimo to be manifestly i:1adoqua.te i..'1 v:i.ew o:f tho seriousness of tho offence committed•. In a:t'8Ld.nc; the apj?Oal on behalf of tho DPPo lli.ss Kiwang-a, lo~od State Attorney was of tho v-iou that tho sentence of ais.20<J/= fine for tho of-.f'onco of Illalicioimly d~inc; a ·windsoreon valued at S:l.s,f,POO/il 1·m.,'3 inadequate in tho oiroumstanooi:;. She waa also of '.tho view that tho magistrate owJJ.t to have mo.de o.n order of co~ nsa\ion a-:;a:i.nst the Rcs:ponclont. lh:-,r Kalolo, learned co'vnsol for tho Rcspomlont v,o~f stro~"'!Y resintcd tho a:ppocl. ITc o..rc\'wcl that sontcncoo in oriminnl ca.sea arc not meant to ooI:T_ponsa.to t>.o :iJ1jnrcd pa.rt-j' but rather that they 2 i' aro intended to reform or elater tho acc1.J.sorl from rcp:i.ti tion. Mr. I(a..1.olo further submi t;J;cd thn.t sinco·<-tho w:i.ndsoroon uaa d~agod fol;tow:i.110' some mistu1dorsta,ndinc:1. iJl1rl a. fight botwoon tho complainant ·" and tb,0 roopondcnt 1 a s~ntonco of 2000/• wao gy.Ho proper in tilo . ,oircUJllStru:1003. A<:i for tho fail·,.,u"O of tho lon.rnocl trial, magistrate ~.to (. make an ordor of compon.::iat:i.on, !1r. Kalolo clicl not consider that ~ failure t::> have bean an o:t>ror o;.1 tho part of tho Eiv.g:liitircito as no appliontion was made to tho magi~tc. for -oomp0ll~ion. lot, mo dispose of tl10 issm of coraponsation immediately.• .AD riG'htly pointod . .. . out by Mr. Ifrllolo, no npplj_cation for compensation was made to the trial mac;istrato. 'Th.n.t apart, I have gone throw~h tho record of toe lower oov..rt a1'.ld have notoc that thoro is an order elated. 22/9 /94 in which the cora_plaina.nt was adv:i.sorl to seek for compons.a.tion th.rough a Jivil suit. Tho failure of tho magistrate to mnli:o an orc',cr for compensation cannot UJ:li!.cr,:- tho o:lrcvJnstanccG bo said. to have boon an erro~ Moreover, tho iGsuo of oon:ponsn.t:i.on wns not one of the ground11 of Ul)IJOnl in the momoranct~1.m, it was raioocl for the f'i.-at 'iioG in t:1.0 cov.rso of tho snbmis:::ion by t].1.0 loarnocl State cou.nool, Uhdor tjic oiro1..unsta...'lcco, n,n::1. oo:rnHcr.inc what I have suie. above, the issue of compensation is an isrfv.c tb.n.t hao not been properly tabled ~ before tb.o oov.rt and J.t ha:-:1 no mcri t mzy--w·Igo It is accordingly diamissccl. In sontonc:i.ng the Rof:lI)ornfont to 2000/= fine, tb.o trial magistrate took into cons:i.cJ.eration tho f ntJt that tho Rospond.ont was o. sickly am with sevoral;c1cye11cla1.1tso Ib aJ.30 considered tho fact that ho uas a first offend.or. Mr. Knlolo furtfor informod:tho Oou:t"t that tho Rosponclont is still bod.ridden. Consiclcrj113 st.i.cl.i ·ciroumstonocs, and conc:l.d.Grini,.-; also tho fact that tho offcnoo wao cormii ttod folloi;rl.ng some m:i.S"v..nr.lorstai1d.ingn a.ncl a f:ie>t between tho com:plninnnt and the Rospondont, I Oc"TOO with Mr. Kalolo that tho nentonco of 3:--~e!MI/• . in 'the ci:ro1.:!lllstanooo could not bo rn:i.id to h~.;c ··boon manif'o"stl;r i n - odq_q~ T'.io section under w'.:,.id'. t]10 lloapondent was charged I. provided for a maximum pcru:.lty of sovon year□ imprioonmont ond '. tcrmod t'.-10 offence as a misdomoru:io:r. li1 the oir01..1.11l□ ta.i."l.ces, tho loar:.1od tll'i~ X:':E~;iotr~i;:~ 001Jeoially oonsidoriuc all tJlo circumstanc03 of tho cas9, oouJ.cl not be saicl to havo exercised his · discretion in sentencing unjudiciously. In tho evont I find· that the •appeal by tJ10 DPP is w:i. thout :mori t and I accordin;-l.y disraiffS it. (E. Ao KILEO) PRTIIC :a>ill, RESim:rT ],gG ISTR11.TE @TDlIDED JURISDIC'-lli!l) _~te I ?o/~/129~ lrorc ·~ 1\ A. Kiloo, PRM ,... (EXT. rnsn.) Fcir Appellnnii •1 Mr. Iucna, Sta.to Attorney For Roepo1i,Lontay Absent Court:. ........... ....-....- J-..1dgomcnt is delivered t~:ds 2ot;: c1.2y of Sopteo1Jcr, 1995• PRI1"'C IPJ.'J.i RESIDENT Y-JAGISTRl:..TE (EXT.SIT.DED J1JRISDICTIO!T) 20/9/1995 i"