19920430 TZHC Mwanza

r IN THE HIGH COURT OF T!:..WZ:il.H.\ NJ: MW.ANZt. li:PPELL.\TE .nmISDI011IQl\f HIGs: COURT CRIMIN,U, J:JlP!l:'.iL rm.327 OF 1991 _ (Oc-iginal Criminn.l Caso J:To.30 of' 1991 of tho Dist1~ict Cou::..-vh of Musoraa Dist1·icit at I1Iusoma.. .Bcfo.t>0 E.J. Mash2.gur, Esq. Resident fu(,"i.strn.to). NY/i.KIBUSUM. s/O JUMA 1.J'PELt.tliT (Original Accusod). Versus T1l.li: UNITDD REPOJ3LIC • ., •.,., • • e .. •., "•. • • RTilSPONJ>TIJ.ilr (Original Pro$ccutor) JUD GM EN~ SmJLE, J. The aP:_ocllo,nt wo.s ohD.1"@:ld and convicted by the Resident M;:.,gistrate Court of Mo~-ra Region at Musoma in Criaina,l Case lfoe30 of 1991 of the offence of inrporting goods without lico1100, contra.ry to soction 4 o.nd 20 ( 1 )( 2) o:f' tho L-nport Control. Ordinance Cai1 2i}2. It was n.llcgod in tho particula.1.·-s of tho offonco tll~:.t on or about the 5th day of ~·i:ur,ust 1991 at about 11.00 b.1•s. _o.t Kil•umi c~oo, n.long ~nrimo - Mwa.nza Road within tho Dist1~iot of Musoraa, l1fo.3.•a :D.ogion bo:h:ng a parson not liconccd to import goods§ did ir.iport 33 oa1.·tons of "Kwan.go. Sonp 11 valued d S.1s. 115,500/= from Konyr:i, to Te..nz2.nia - 1:r5.thout it'lport liconco. Tho conviction uns on his own ploa of 0 uilty. Ho was sentenced to pay c. fino of shs.3,000/= or six nonths imprisonment in clofnulto It wouli ap:r>c;_,:;? b.0 :PcJ,id tho fine. Tho 33 co.rtons of 11Kmmgv, soap" wore forfoitod to ·bho Govornmont. 1:.nd the Cott-rt record dhows, these items were lo.tor sold and a sum of Shs.16,000/= 11as rcclisod fron that sc.lo. find I suppose this is the ·anount of monoy which was forfeited to the Government. Tho appclla..n-c e;_ppoarcd in person to i.):.:osooutc his appeal. Mr. Magoma lorumod Senior State ,';.ttornoy cl.!)poe.rcd for tho Republic. Tho appcnl is clonxly in nzy- viou devoid of norits in as far as tho appcllo.nt I s conviction Wl',s concorn::iu.. His ploc:. was co:btn.inly from record of tho trio.,l Court, on m1.quivooo.l ono. Tho ncntcnco ir.,pcn,od-was_ in th.o circvnst~cos of' tho case p1•opcr. Jmcl tho forfeiture order wns lmrful as th0 tricl Court had tho discretion to nako such an ardor in t01•ms of section 20(2) 2 of tho Inport Control Ordina.."lcc, Cn.p 292 2.f't-::ir it had convicted tho e;gpollant. It is t.ruo tho tricl Court did not call upon tho app?lla.nt I to show cause e..s to why tho goods which were inval vod in tho commission 1 of tho offence should bo forfeited before mn.king tho Order for ··forfeiture. /, ~ it wc1,s obscrvod in tho Case R v li.bdallLl--1-i and 8 Others J7,2 IICD -Capo No.4§ it is proforo.blc for tho Cou:;_-1 not only to sho(_ hat it is considering whcthor to nako tho order of fo1·foituro but t'.lso to gte,tc why it li\:,o,e tho order. That is, tho record should show tho trial court ccincc:rnod had a.ppliod its raind judicially in dealing wiih tho quc~tion of forfeiture. ,I am·ho1rovo:c inclinod. to the view tlJ.2.t this irregularity was not fatal. I have seen tho a.ppollant at tho horU:'ine; of the appe?,,1., ho is la.mo. He scened to IJ.<.".VO been a victim of polio or such lcind. of ailment. 1.nd ho socr.1.ocl to a2,y, though not in elem• to1•ias, his condition ahoull h2,v0 boon syr.ip:~.thoticnlly taken into ccc0u11t :l.n this oattor, I suwose with roga.1.'d to the forfeiture O:i~dor. Th,-.t could be so, 1JUt as indioa.ted. above, I havo soon nothing ,f+'om tho fo,co of record which could tompt me to c1ltor the f01,:f0iturc Order which tho Coud had discrotfon to :impose. lJ.so th0 i1:1port licence tho appellant filod with his r,1)poa.l 'ooncornod othcx catogorics of goods diffm•cnt from those which woro a subject natter of this c~so. Thero is ono intriguing me,ttor. ..:.Cco:rding to ·tho ch2:cge sheet tho vo.luo of tho goods was show to 1)0 shs.115,500/.,.. fut tho record s!1ous thr.i,t when sold, they fetched only SJ.s.16,000/c:, - .. what happened ctlld i-mr.:.t was tho true vcluo of those itoms, T1..J.o e,ppcnl othorwiso horoby dismisood in its ontirGty. · Appo2.l disLliss.od. (Sgcl) W. II• SlilCULE J1JDGE 13-3-92 DGlivorod 0n this 13th da_y of Haroh 1992 in tho presence of 1 Mr. Mn.la.mshc. lo<'.1'.i2:nod St.a.to ~tornoy. Mwanza, \ \ i": • TI. SEK:Ul..E 13th March 1992. J]DGE / 3 I certify that this is a trllif copy of the o:-.:':i.[;:i.nal • ---~~ ....• DISl'Ricr RroISI1RAR MtTfi.l.iJZ.A. 30/4/92