19730105 TZHC Mwanza

e ti c IN TiL HIGH COURT OF T1NZANU AT jVJ',ANZA. APPLLLAT JUHISDICTION HIGH COURT CRIMINAL APPRAL NO, 201 OP 1972. /X%Y - (Ori g inal Criminal Case No, 244 of 1971 of the District Court of Mwanza District at Mwanza - Before L. G. Rugaimukamu 'sq., District Magistrate). MICHARL JOHN ............. 0 • • • o ...........• • 0 o00..•o.. AP1'1LLANT (Oriina1 Accused) versus TH4D REPUBLIC ................... ••. •. S. ••, •...•,.. .... RISPON]JENT (Original Prosecutor) CHARG.J: Stealing from a Motor Vehicle c/S 269 (a) of the Penal Code. JUDGEMNT. MXCHAI JOHN was charged with and convicted of stealing from a mot.r vehicle contrary to sections 269 (a) & 265 of the Penal Code Cap. 16, and sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months. The Republic was represented by the learned State Attorney, Mr. Sekule, The appellant was absent. It was stated that the appellant had already completed serving his sentence. The evidence, which the trial court accepted, showed that on the 15th day of February, 1972, at about 7.45 Hussein lVipuya (pwi) parked his taxi cab at the North Port of Mwanza, when boats from Karumo side anchor. He closed the doors of the cab, but he left the windows open. He then stood some 15 paces away. Bitezesozya (P42) parked his taxi cab next to that of Pllpuya. He then saw the appellant put his hand into the taxi cab of Mpuya, and take out something from it. He called Mpuya to see what was happening when the appellant was pulling out something. Mpuya saw this. He grabbed the appellant. He was searched and he was found in possession of one currency note of shs. lO/=. Before that Mpuya checked the ash tray of his taxi cab, where he kept his shs, lO/= in a visible way, and found it missing. He claimed that the currency note found in possession of the appellant was his stolen money. The appellant denied having taken out any money as alleged, but he admitted that he was present there. He said that when he was walking away, he was grabbed, assaulted, and told that he was a thief. He said that the shs. 10/= was his money. In a very short ju.dgement, the trial court held that the appellant was a liar, and found him guilty as charged. The appellant, in his petition of appeal, submitted that the learned trial magistrate erred in accepting the evidence of the prosecution which, in his view, had material contraditions. He showed the alleged contradi- otors. However, having perused the evidence, I have not been able to find any material conflict in the evidence of the prosecution. The main issue raised, by the admitting jude, was whether the judgernent of the learned trial magistrate complied with the provisions of section 171 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, Cap. 20. The learned State Attorney submitted that the judgement did comply with the said provision, short as it was, and, alternatively, even if it did not, the omission was not necessarily fatal. He relied on the case of KaGOYR s/o BUNDLA VP (1959) EA p. 900 for this proposition. The case was based on the decision in thase of WILLY JOHN yR (1953) 23 EACA 509, The position seems to be that such failure would not necessarily invalidate a conviction if there is sufficient material on record to enable the appellate court to consider the appeal on the merits. /2. Daflc (cput)I—T N z) 'dI T'Iflu?f JO icep TJ 01 tIC VZU SXW Te q. JnOO UT peATTelJ • OO1 UT PS9TWStP St T te ddp sttTJ 1cM PUP ut G AT8SOOXO eq O. pTus eq ouuo suow al JO ouues atTj *tUTTT tfltM ttATo iietq exnOostp oq UITT4 uo 'psc q pPOt seouques OJOAE)S 'eJOJ etq 'pUs 'sJetxossc1 3UTATJI JeTISpoun esro pwe utod uo -qrqwstp .rod pus sdoqs srtq TIOCLU wo.i oi tds sood otd P•ttO H tOTt!A JOOW Wo.XJ ;et Jo oouetAeJd otq. tZMTAJ UT ttTtOOO OUT iOO1. 'ttT' TT'- 1UJt 1- '=/Oi 'ste .SUf tSM tXOS tXTOUTS pup .IopUeJJO S1TJ v SM qtIoddE qq T IV XOW tIC Tvoddv tqTM q.Teep OAtt pTtOo qJttOO STTfl tOTtM tIC IXU1 trtoUe 88M oloqq.UOtStAO1d pTvs oqfl- PTOTA putt uenrep Ctfl Jt 'qq. oW O. SWO8S ~ UOWTLV Te UOt U1TS aqq. cue Ut JptsUoo 0q zsseoou t .XCptstlOo qOU op I '0? 'd pO3 0 ltlP 0 0 OJJ IUPOTJ0 Gtfl. JO (T) TLI uOtqos JO StXOTSToJd JO Suewe1ttLbeJ tM 1dWOO pip quewa2prtC I9U1O4J peuxe CT tfltM eolss I 'SeOU4SUJr1O1tO etfl. U . 05 Op Sti JO 1ftx'1 Or XOt5 WOJJ S.IeJJttS OttM euo R TUO O qou St a H pe.1eptsuoo 5M eOUOJep eu. o.1oJ3q epw ueeq gPv9JTP PLJ S0J Jo S.tXtUtJ uotssodtui etfl. aAvD qj q.tiewepnC et.. Jo oi tdi.zjd VTTtoedse UtUbt 'St4 euios Ut 'T G,9PnDuPI etq. eq A' •Wetq. UO UOTSTOp et4. PUP UOT5t09 .103 SUtOd 5t. StItUOO 4] CUtS ST -I .JflOO 9t.q. Joe2p n 2 u P T ot.fl. UT ST i-I JTeST .103 S)tedS 'Me -tA iVui u ueuepnC atTq. °T-STCt ev eOtXeJO Ctfl. JO Wtt.t q.OTAUOO pu tttt2 pesnoo pU-CJ i qnop aTq v uos y sj puoAeq peAO.1d eso uoT.nooso.1d pUIJ I seSsoUtM uop.ttosoid 0T.fl. ,O kuv Aq WtI qeuTp9e psoo Aq pGUOtl.tXGW e2pn.T2 10 hiM ITT JO eo -tq.ow Cu txeeq s u tl e.ieti. eous 5011 jo tIovd ST W-fl uo peuid SM geuow U0OS 0t '4.St oouajep s 1 p0srtOor &UOW 0t TM qods etq. UO .tttO SM pule TX eu. WO.IJ - eou -IVOUOW OT.q 9UTjPe j. S U00S qem pesnoo eij =/oi s '0p03 3° 9? pu (0) 69 s/o 00Tt9A .XoqOW v WO13 UTOqS To eouejjo up 103 pe.io ST ot j,NTfXtf1f :spe JT0ST quewe2prLç 0T TTM petIdWOO q ou OIBM stIeWeJTflb01 ostq J0t0tJM ST UOTSOJD eq. pu qtrtoo txedo Ut peourouod ST q. T UO eqp etfl. JO S 1211 100T30 uiptse.xd at cq peu.ts pus poqp eq prtots q, I 'squtod iO q uTod et UC UOTstOOp OtlOr 103 SttOS01 Ctq. UtUO0 Ptt°tS qI sutod xc q uiod etq UO UOTSt00 etfl. piTS 'UotuTw.1eep 103 squiod .10 utod Ctfl UTtUO 0 p'tTottS 1fl00 etq JO 0ttU etq. Ut W103 U04tJM ut eq flT 0 iTS qUOWC2PnC aqq. qijqS0.XTflbOJ UOIStAOJd ptss aiTj pUEtT Ut 9119ST etjq O. UAe0J IOr U0S0Jd OU 'T 'SUO1SIAOJd ewt.q ;o () US (3) st1oTqo0sqfl q.iflOo UedO UT peOUU - ouod ST q j Tt0T4M UO 0D 3U JO SS 1801330 .UTpTSOJd 70tS Rq paus pu? pep eq -t-tstts PITS 'UOTSTO8P 81fl .103 SUOSS8J et. pus uoe.1eT41. u°TSTQOp eq. 'uotq..sutwJeqep .XOJ SqUtOd JO qUOd etJq. UTSUO0 fl5tS pus 'q.I'flOO qq JO 85fl.USt qq UT e iqsisw JO epnç uTpTS8Jd etq. 'jo OOUepU9UtJ0dS 1DUS u0t08Jt 1SUOSJ9d et. .IepUn PuTqTam o peonpaj JO 'Aq U8q41.XM eq l apoo s iiq &q popTAOJd ISSSJdXO eSTM18tflo ss deoxe 'TTS OLT vQl q-oas 3° StIOtSTAOJd ot .iepUn UOUOpt &.I8A - I510TT0J SS SpSOJ UOTSTAOJd JSnOTqJSd aqj 4 3 J. • • •••