19890728 TZCA Dar es Salaam

·- ,·•.. ..:-,.:.. ... f . (CO-:J'.Jig HAKJ'..iYfl.!--; 2 J .A.:J LIS".EGA 2 J .A. AndoOMAR_, J .A.) 'J:.iE Diil ~:-.!TOR OI:' FL13LI C P .WJ'SCU?IOES. • ••••••••••••••••• • APPELLANT Versuc: (Appr2.l firn·.1 ·Gj.1G convidion of -the :Iid.1 Court o:,: T2.:.--1zanfo 2.t Tf.BO.ciA) (KOJ.OSSO, J.) :Ja·ced the 2nd dcy of Hr::cch 1987 in Criminci.l Ap;_)GZ',l No. 37 of 1985 ------.:....- l'IIfJ(JJIB 9 J .1•• g I - T.:.1is npp0.?,l by the Director o:E Public Prosecutions f i:2:::;t C2lile befor-0 ,~:1is c0:..1.rt in Hovemter 1988 but it W;;G not possible to be proc0,,,cled with bece..u.se . < t:20 respondent, ~S'::·O~ SEU:IT'1;J'J'T, was c.bDent and ui1servcd..- This time· the r--.J.'l.d \ an 8,ppe!'l.l in such e, si tua.tion by v:i.rtue of Rule 72 ( 6) of T,:-,nz;;,nin. Court of Appe:-1 1u.les il1ich provides,;- "If on the c1.r:y fixed for. th8 lle,..,ring of .-:•.J.1 C',ppenl the respondent does not roppe'"'..r in person or by 2.clvoc:--..te t:1e 2.ppc:"'l sh,-,.11 proceed w1lccs ,Ghe court sees ·fit to 2,d.journ the he,ringil. RuJ.e 72(1.) whicll provides -r,;:1.~,t nThe Registr".r sl1t?J.l c.",use _notice to be givei1 to the ,,.ppellc.nt "'.nd · to the rGr:1pc:1C::.cmt of the time c'.,l1d pL·.ce of w.1ich rm .,,~Jpcn.l . respondent sb.2,ll i)e enti tlGd ·:;o 'be prosGnt et thE: ;.1enring of the ?.~Jpc:-:>.l. So / th,,t before the rcspond.ent 1 s pro:Jci:.e ce..n be cliGpensed

wi·fo u.ndGr Rule 72(6), / •o•/Z ,l --y/4l,£/ I This appo~,l h,s o.. bc1.ck-drop w11ict is out of th.c ord.ii.1£'.yY • Iii. the Dint:r-ict Court ·of T-:-..7'.Jore ;,, t T;;,bora the I'Gcponden t waG cb. ".rged with Being in Possession of r.. fire-e,I'D wi '.;hout ,'.:!. licence to w:1ich he plGc'.Cled guilty r'l1d wc1,s fined s1is. 90\/= or eig.1t r1onths imprisonment in def'::iul t. T',1ere is incidente.ly no indic:-.tion n.s to whether or not he in:f:->.ct pRid the fine, so those responsible The respon,1-ent w.1.s -:lso ch "'rged with C,:,.using Grievous h,rm to whioh he ple"'ded £Jot Guilty. He W!'.',S duly tried and r..t tac end of t}.1e tric.l he wns fotmd to b.·we eornmi tted the .,:,,ct., He got c condi tionc.l discl1:-,,rge but he w2.s ,.,,1so ordered to pay sho. 15,000/= 0s cor.1pens·:-ction to t~1e person he 2111.d. er,1ptied. his 3UZZle gun on. Therenftcr, inciden tc'l.lly, t!:rn l eP.rned trir--..1 m:1.gi:::;tre.te c01:1mi tted the illegr:li ty of ordering the respond.en-ii to be rem::.:nded in custody until he p::.f:'3 the compens:,:tion money• ThiG wc.s on 19th March 1985 Md the respond~nt wes c..ceordingly remr:nd0d. Nine clcys• lr.-ccr n Prison Offieer, Cpl,. KIBIRJ~, r.,ppcrc:ntly took soDe ini ti:1.tiveg Ilo went to the trin.l rai".gistr--.te and told !1ir,1, "Your Honour t~10 cor.. ni~:te.l ordGr is not cloc>,r e,s to wh,-,_t should be the f.--.-te of tl10

convict if the compons'.'.;.tion is :;1ot p::,,id. For how lo;1g should the convict rer;iein in our custody?". Tho tri:>.l m~gistr~te h~- the r<.:spondont brought bofore him on 1st April 1985 nnd when t:ie respondent informed the cou1·t tl1,"'.t his rcl::,tives wore loolcing for the money the r:iagistr,.,te rurther remr.ndecl him for fotu'tnH.:n d;c1ys irto cor:ipel his rel "'. tives to p,'.:'..y _the ordered sum. If they shnU I,"',il to p,'.'J' t~1em all order for distres;;; s;1e,ll be given"• Tl1e :foregoing orders were irregu.l~r 2.nd it is distressing to note tll".t tho iligh Court me,de no cornnen t · on t?.1em w;1en the natter ret--.c:rnd t:.1<::re, albeit on sow, PV the c01:1pen::;:-.tion ordered t:1e next step would be to order distress. Only in def:::.·i..11 t of distress is :'..11 ,ccusecl person li".ble to i.wprisonment, "for c1. tor,,1 not oxceccling siz ;110nths unless such ( costs or) compens"',tion :::ihr,,11 b0 sooner ••• /3 .- 3 p:1id" • T1.::i.ore is rw question of reri12,nding him in custody to cocpel his The Director of Public Prose:cutions nppe0-lod to the High Court co□plnining t11-.t the c.~sc 1-1,..,_,s not fit for 2, coi1di tion<'..l disc:.i..,rge md t!1at t~ie corapons'."'.tion ,'.w1-:crd W'cS too so---.11~ T1.i.le Republic prr.yod for c.. custodi;:,_l sentence nnd cnhrncor,,cnt of tl1e coLipens-=-.tion. Tho rnat'tcr wc,s tclrnn before Korosso, J •

on 26th Febru'cr-.f 1987 but thG respondent W"'..S not in court. TJ.10 Stc.te Attorney ~sked for nn G.d.journmcnt so t~1:--,t th0 respondent ,,1ight be S6rved. His lords:.1ip did not gr:'"'.nt ·fao i),(l,journraen-i:; prcJred for, instcn.d he sc,id: "It is true th:--.t under no:rT:nl circumstcmces tho Respondent must be prGsent :ct thG llct'.,ring of tl10 e,ppec..l of tl1is n".tu.re. But having gvne on the GVidcnce on both the prosec1..1tion 2..11d the Accused ;:,,s recorded by t~.lC tri",l - Court .'.'.,nd I ilr'.Vi;.1g forr.rnd t:10 opinion th2-t the Respondent sb.ould in t:.:o first pl ".CO h"..ve been cJ1<>,rg<;d with ,~10 o:cfenco of :·,m.:rdcr c/s 195 of tho Penal Code, I find it U1mecess2,r-J l1c:-,ring l1is evidence"• T'.nis r.:ust h".ve been slr. ttering to tte le.,,rned Str:,te Attorney bcc-:usc not only w-:s the ,"'.pp<::-:1 not :1c..,rd but, i::ore i0port~.nt, the victim LUCAS J!'.COB tho respondent h:,,d shot· o.t HAD rmT DIED nnd h"'.d inf.,.,_ct been PW.I tit the trial• Li ttlo doubt tll--:t .I-Ir. Nyabiri, the Ste,to Attorney S'.'-id, "l.. s t;,1e court· hn.d decided to order tl1a t the Respondcn t be ch ~rged with the offence of ourder I do not t~1ink I will b.--:ve nnytl1ing to subr::i t to Jour Lords~1ip" • When t;ie lo-rncd judge· eventuP.lly delivered the judr;·01;1cnt on 2nd Merell, 1987 :b.e qu?..shed t:.1e tri::,.l court proceedings 2.nd indeed orCcered

the respondcntt s ia1otdi::i,tc arrest so th:.t · J.io r.,ight be tried for :·.,urclor. Mr. Tcndwa, lcn,rncd Sk,te Attorney before us, W'.",S quite brief. He po;i.n·~od out whP..t t:10 Director of Public P1~osccutions \11".d gone to t:10 High Court for c.ncl t:1e unexpected rcsul t he got. Mr. Tcnch,c'. fin.?.lly i-,,skod us to re:.·i t the r.:attor br-:ck to fo.e Hig:i Court for the r,ppcr..l to be :.ie..,,rd. T'.:1ere is no doubt th.,,,t t;J.e j:Iig~1 Court order wcs unusu;,_,l nn~- we think it W.'.'..S e,n unh~ppy slip on tl10 p"'..rt or t:10 lec'..rned llig~1 Court judge: A cl1,1rge of :·.:urclcr of course presupposes '.'.'..11 unl.,wful killing, w~1ere2,s tsl"e' tb.Gre w:::.s no killing r..t a_ll, let ,?.10110 ::m unl,wful one. The Director of Public Prosecutions' appo:i..l wn.s 4 ... not hc---:.rd ::ct C'..ll c-..nd the rcsponclcnt ~1.:,.d. no opportunity to rGspond to tho iosuoo r,is'cd. T'uis ri.ppa:o,l must o:;:' nocossi ty succeed. We· eccordingly allow the appu,l end set ci.sicle tl1e i.i-;,possiblo orckr\ We reni t t:'.le n:2,ttor be.ck to tho Bigh Court for th0 ITigl1 Cou.rt to :lG,-,,r tho 2,ppo.:',l on mori t after duly complying with t:10 ' provisions of sGction 381 ~f -l;l-;.o C:rin:ine.l Procedure Act. t. M. I"iAYJ.J"\IB JUSTIGS OF .!i.J='PEf.,L R. n. :nstJWli. JU;JTI CE or APPB/\.L J... • I;~.. A• Oi✓i.AR JUSTICE 0::.'' 1'..PPZ/~L I cortify that this is a true copy of the origine.J.. f17?1· ,yl/~ (S. s: IC.hIJAGE) DEPUTY lEGISTR/.R . '