20160615 TZHC Dodoma
The applicant demonstrated sufficient cause for the delay, as the failure to file was due to the prison officers' omission and his transfer between prisons, circumstances beyond his control.
- Citation
- 20160615 TZHC Dodoma
- Parties
- Applicant: Emmanuel Nasania; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 15 June 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Misc. Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Appeal Procedure, Prisoners' Rights
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Emmanuel Nasania
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Misc. Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause for delay in filing notice of intention to appeal and petition of appeal out of time
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant demonstrated sufficient cause for the delay, as the failure to file was due to the prison officers' omission and his transfer between prisons, circumstances beyond his control.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Applicant to file notice of intention to appeal within ten (10) days from the date of the ruling
- Appeal to follow in accordance with the law
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