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JUDGMENT Maina, J. Those two 2,ppcnls OJ..'O conoolidntodo Tho t..ro appollo,nts, lifu:rdin Mohr.mod Mk.ul2, .:-nd. ~:--:T.:za Nvil.ai, whom I sh~-1J.l :cofor to t.,S tho first and second 2,ccusocl l'or.::poctivoly, wore convicted by tho district cou:rt at Tundu...'"'1.l of J.'apc. Tlwy wore cc.ch sont~ncod to five yea.rs imp:.:-isonmont. On tho nic;·ht of 1 M2-rch, 19813 at cbout 10030 porno, two women, PWl Rohcm2. tiuok,fr, r..nd PW2 }h-mjunw. Iss£',, wore walking hone o,ftor closing work o,t i:Jrulirm IIotol in Tundvxu. Tmmship. They r,1ot tho two 2.ppollc.nts whom tho women know very uoll. Tho o.ppoll2.J1ts ottP.J.P~-~tlioo and asked tho _nomon whore they wore goinc;. Tho women sdd tlmt they woro going horaoo Sudaonly:> the first c,ccucocl !fold:.R~honn.1.cwhilc tho second o.ccusod cot hold of Mimjumn.o 1~ 1Jtl''Ugglo ensued 1:,otwoen the 2.ppol1211ts 2.11d tho women a.nd,. luckily, one of thom 1 1'12 I1hmjum...7, ,ms a,blc to ovorpouo~,• tho 1J00Qnd accused wl~o uo.s holding her c:·.nd she r2.ll mmy., Rohemo. W<'.s not so 11:1,ekyo She m:-·.s ovo:;.'1)01-mrod by the fi~cst 2.ccusod who ch~c\'::cod her to a noc:rby bush., Tho second accused joined in and he hold Ilohom2,! n 11,,·.nd.s while tho first c.ccusod r<'..pod her. Thon tho soconcl_ c.ccuo-:;d took h;i.s turJ:1 l)r ~c;ping Rehcmn 11hilc tho first c.ccused hold her to "the ground. After th2-t~ they told Rchomn. to go

homoo Hwe,,jur.1c. who b.i.:d. boon with Rohoma rc,n to e. noc1rby office which 112,s being gv_::::'?dod by 2, Police 9ffico:r, PW3 Consk,blc Polycarpe 2 Nwajumr, oxplr ..incd 1rl1,,t hcd hr,IYJcnod 9 So-,. tb.o Police Offico::l' 2,ccomp2.11iod Mwc,jur.12- to t:r-,co Il.ol1omc.. whou1 ti1oy mot c:ryinc .-·nc.l GE\yin:~· tl.~:,t she hm boon 1•2,pod b;y- the C'J>p,-::11,..nts whoe nho nv.r.icclo Tho:ccc,ftor, Rohou....., ,-rent to tho Police Sk,tion 2nd sho roportdd Jii:10 rr,ttor to tho Conste,"blo on duty, P1:i5 :...nn_,.,_,, "irho 2.dvinod tho cqr.'.plr-immt to co to tho hospi tv,l for nodicc.,l 0:::c.J."\in2.tion. Rol1-.Jn2, 1 s tt..trn Ul1clOI'lroo.r 2nd khcngc uoro kept by tho Police. :Jhc ·1·r2,s u~:c,minocl by c. Eodicr'.l /.ssistr..nt, uho uc,s celled 0,s 2 cotw:t ui t.,1oss? Isido1·r. Ko.ndoac,, : .-~ncL wl10 :;.•ofusod to ;:-ocord ho:r findings in tho Police fo:r-m fo::c modicr,l o:c.2Jnino,tion, on tho g:L·ound that she did not find r.ny injuries 01· abnornr,li tics in tho compl;::.ir.t.•nt ts bod.yo During tho :::;,:x.10 night imr:1odidoly 2,ftcr the commission of tho offence, PH3 Constc,blc Polycarp r,cconpc:biod by 2, oili tir,mnnt PW4 Rc,shid Fc:cn.ji, uont to tho first ;::-,cquso_d ts house, but tho fi:rst 2.ccu.sod resisted a:c::i:ost o.ncl ho :rcn mmy,. On tho following d[W, tho first 2.ccusod threatened Tiohcmc.. in tho prcsc~cc of Rchomn~s employer,

PW6 Zubcri Llly, :for reporting tho mc,ttor to Police. On 3rd l'k,:rch 1988 the first 2.ccusod uo,s 2J."l'Cstod at his house. Ho wo,s so violent uhile I tho Police he,d to shoot hin in tho log in order I ' to effect tl10 2.?1.·ost. Tho second 2.ccusod too we,s o,rrcstod E':Jld both wore chc.rgcdo Tho e,ppcllc-,nts 1 dcfonco wr,s e, cor,1:plcto doni2-l. They gr,vc 2n 2.,ccount of hou tho~, noro r.rrcstod, ' Tlio first c.ccuscd so.,id thr,t on tho dny tho offence ur,s cooJ::i ttod ho hc,d been to tho hospi to..l to soc o. sick childo Tio c2,llod w:i tnosscs -who sc~icl ho wt-,s <1..t tho hospi tcl up to e,bout 9 porno 11~1011 ho loft. I Tho complc.inc,nt I s cvidonec is · nu1ply oo:;.•:ro bor2,tcd by the evidence I given by PW2 Ncr0jt11-:1c,o Thero is :fv.rthor cirid.cncc given by PH3 Constv,blo PolycE'..:ep to 1-rhom tho conple'-in,.nt 11,.~.mcd tho two c,ppollo..nts ir.1.r.1odiatoly d'to:-: tho cor.mission.. of.' tho offcnco. Both uor.1cn knou tho r.ppcllcnts lJofo'.!..'C 2..nd thoec ce,n be no possibility of r.1istc.kon idonti ty._ T11o:i:c ncs full moonligh~ thr,t nighto Thero is tho cvidonco of FU6 Zu1Jori f..lly the.t oh tho clr,y dtcr tho conph',in2.nt · ·, &•t e,ccusod TT"'S wr,s re.pc d 1 tl_10 f J.i. , <-, looki· , ·'-0 fo:r· tho cor:ipldnr,nt mld , Yl.r-' when ho founcl hor, ho tl1rontonod her ,bcco.usc she· h2-d ropoJ:tod tho mcttcr to tho Polico 0 Doth nppcllc,n~s

hcl mC'.dc sini12r throc,ts to Rohom2, soon c,:ftc1.· tho cormission qf tho offonco~ thr,t t!1ojr would :1r.rm her if sllo ovm: reported to tho ·Police• 3 Tho tl'ic,1 cou::-t consid0rod the f'-'ct t:1d no ncdical ropo:d lrt',S tondoi'cd on t~:co co:;.1di tion of tho 002plr•,in;--..nt., Tho lo[';L'ncd. Etr-.c;istrr.i. tc hold thc. t uodicc'.1 :..'oport is net nocoSGf,l,7 to prove tho of'fonco of re.po o IIo ci tod the cc.so of r~~:cnc1osl.lc. V TI. 1971 iICD no 287 in su1,port of his decision. ..L ~--crco t:,:--t De:dicc.l c-v-:i.clonco is not ncco::rnr:.l'Y to prove th2,t flC.::uc,l ir.torcotu7r; .. : h,~. s t::-J;:c:n vh·,coo In tho prooont co. so, tho:ro uv..s r:.CJ?lo c-:riclonce t]:. ~t sc:.ud intcJ.'coU::::Jo took plo,co, 2nd it wns without the conscmt of tho coupldnc.nt. Nm:-.. jur:10. 1 s oviclonco r-,n:ply corrobort:stos tho evidence given by the conplo.inv.nt 0 Thero is 2.lso tho ovidonco of tl10 otho1° wi tnossos who saw tho· cot1pl2,im·.nt ir:.1L,odi0,toly after the conniscion of tho offence:, heJ:- tmn undorwo2:c r.:nd other clothes which dw sont to tho Police Sk,tion 2,s soon ;:,,s sho loft tho scone of crir:100 Tho riodic2..l L.ssistt:.nt r,s l'o:i:usr,l to wri to d01m uhnt sho s2;w cftor o:;~r.r,1ining tl10 conpl['.,im:.nt, is very surprising. Thnt done docs not diop::-ovo tho feet thc,t tho cor.1pl2.in2nt 1ms 1)J:-utnlly 1:.,ttcckod 2..11..d 1,2,j_,od by tho two appollcmts. Fro~ tho ovidonco on record~ tho p1°osocution proved tho chv.rgo v,gn.inst tho cpj_)olli::nts beyond ell ror..oonc,blo doubt. Tho :::ontonco is not oxcons:Lvo in t:.-,.o circunstc..ncos 9 c:.nd it is horoby con:firr.1od. Jud.go MTlf1.J:1L 3- f/f.:r·,.•h, 1989 Hycra, Sk,to Ltto:;..•noy, for tho Republic~ Lppoll~nts 2bsont.