19920518 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Citation
- 19920518 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 18 May 1992
- Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From District Court Order
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 18 May 1992
- Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From District Court Order
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
The irregularity of having a person other than the complainant conduct the case was fatal to the proceedings, as the law was not complied with and the accused was prejudiced.
Court disposition
proceedings declared null
Orders
- Proceedings in the trial court and thereafter in the first appellate court are declared null.
02
Material facts
Parties
Juma Bakari
AppellantIshadi Ghilu
RespondentHamadu Saidi Nyanja
Complainant03
Procedural history
Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From District Court Order
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether proceedings are valid when conducted by a person not shown to be the complainant
- 02
Whether irregularity in conduct of trial is fatal to proceedings
Party arguments
- Applicant
- Appellant argued that the person conducting the case in the Primary Court and on appeal was not the complainant, and that Hamadu Saidi Nyanja acted as advocate for the complainant, which was irregular.
- Respondent
- Respondent's position not explicitly stated, but implied defense of the proceedings as valid.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Section 3C Part VI of the Magistrates Courts Act
Conducting power to cross-examine is given to the complainant first
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The irregularity of having a person other than the complainant conduct the case was fatal to the proceedings, as the law was not complied with and the accused was prejudiced.
Obiter and limits
- The accused was confronted by a person other than the complainant, prejudicing his defense.
Court disposition
proceedings declared null
- Proceedings in the trial court and thereafter in the first appellate court are declared null.
Source and reliance status
TZHC · 18 May 1992
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TZHC
Judgment· 18 May 1992
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.3c;,idi Nyan~;-- wt•v !::,c-.''it: 1.:Vi1...8LCe first cl.DJ. Went on to cvnuuct thv c~sc. Jur,ia L~--~tJ.r:'. si:,;plJ g"'v"' ,:;Villence: cJ.S -a witness • .l.n the f,TOCt!..::<.hne:,s, th~r\. ... vr\.,., ti,_,;,)c,.C:,c,. s<-1.i.... i ~yanji:,,. whu, ac'·9ording wc1.s ·referreJ to The rdcord c.lli..;r_ sh0wn th:...'. u lJolicer.1an No.• 11 403 P C.: Said:i. , 0 I w"'s C:.l:Jl,it::c.l.ring in t~10 triuJ. c 1...u. ·to But th"' r;;c 1..-ru shows th~t tha sa;i.d · humci.dc1.&c1iJi Ny,?.;:;.jc:.. shc.,wn i,. t:.1. r_ccr.; ~s SN.l \lus crossexc(ridning witnasses. '; the ·_c om plaj.p.ant \ .,· I never c0nJucte~ this c~a0. Tb., fo.su~ is whethc·r inI C unJucting of the , ~clse by namada ~ai~i Nyan~~ wtL ic n0t shown tc be tht:; complainant th~ prvCl.;;<;;U.in~;,:3 itie ... ·0 irrt:L,:.l~ro The: c.lnswer is tu l.le fvund ir1 _f$ection . ' 3C PKrt VI 0f th0 )rJ scht::-110 ~c., the MabiStr~tt:s 1 6ourts Act triin:'s which ci.lih,ng cthurLuiv.0.s' the :.:01,:J,;lctL;.ci.!i.t power tc cross examine th~ 61..,-rui.,lciina.nt; tl, L.::: ..:.,iv--,n firi::t. In tr.is Cc.Se Jumi:l -Bakari bav~ 8Viuence as PW.2o . fr~m thd at(v0 ~baervutiuns, it is cl0c.1.r that the trial in th~ ~rimary Ccurt WJB irr~~ulci.n ■ • Was it ~r1..,ju~icial t0 the t..ccuscli? I thin~~ i·c 1,1.,,G ir. thc.1.t thl:.l accus,c;J w""s c 0nfr(,11t1:1d by a J.icrs0n 0th,;r t).1<-1.1::. tllc.t wh1... was shvwn as th,:;
cumplc..dnant thi:r1::by }!Tl::lJUilicin1., his ,'..:::i:0:1ce,. l-wrc1..V-.:r 1 it was the wrung 110rscn who WtAS cun ....uctir.(~ t\<.: c::..se v.lH.i GlS such thu law w1:1.s nut complied with. I h0lJ thdt th0 irru~uli:J.rity was fatal tu the pr0ceeJings in the tric.,1.l c0urt cu11:~ ll,,r.c0i:..,rth in the first ap:r,ellate c0u:rt. I agree ~ith the l0~ruo~ ~istrict ka6istrat~ th~t t~e &pjeal in the' 1i.sttict Cl.urt :1:,.:_ :::<., rr,erit. I ther--f l,re u~clare thd proce;;:dinss lL/5/1992 ....
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