19800314 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The conviction was quashed because the prosecution failed to establish the accused's knowledge of forgery and the charge was wrongly framed; the appellant should have been charged under section 348 of the Penal Code.
- Citation
- 19800314 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Respondent: Republic; Appellant: Mwailunga
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 14 March 1980
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Forgery, Unlawful Possession, Charge Framing, Bank Notes
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Republic
Respondent
Mwailunga
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused had knowledge that the bank note was forged
- 2 Whether the charge was correctly framed under the relevant law
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction was quashed because the prosecution failed to establish the accused's knowledge of forgery and the charge was wrongly framed; the appellant should have been charged under section 348 of the Penal Code.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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