19891219 TZHC Mtwara

TIT THE ITIGH COURT OF.. T;'JfZA11li AT I~TWARA ~~?31,Ll~T.;] JllilISDICTIOl; (Mt1-iv..r2. Rcgisfa,y) m:crn COURT CilJ1iIN.:iL li.PP.&i,L ·.. . .No.· 57 OF 1988. . . / O:i.~ic~in.il Crir:iinal On.so Ho. 94 of 1987 of the Dict,ict · Cou:rt o:f !,Thi111:;t:, District c,t Mbinc.::. Dofo:rci c.J o Li tanda :Csq_. $ Dir.trict lil3.t.,"'istrato PHILmON ICTTulJND.A ................ -~ ~ .APPELLtJ:rT Versus • 0 0 C a e o • O Ct O o o o o O O O O O O i.r.JSPOIIDEJ\TJJ.l JUD ·GM E 1'J T MADU.1.,. J. Phil:i.non Kin1.,u1.c1;:, WG3 convicted 'by t!:o diotrict court r~t J,fohl(;a of stoaling•. · Ho was ::;011toncod to five ;yo::.:-..·s inp::. isonaont. 0 Ile osc2,ped from tho court roon c.n soon 'as tho..t sontonrJ~ wr.:.s yironouncod, c.nd for that, tho trial nagistr2..to sentenced hin -to ono ioffi' :i;·:p:.·isorlfJont, without D.nY charge beinc· franod ~;-a-inst :11:.1. · Tho appccl is c,r;r.:,.inst t;:,o convictions ond. sontcnco. Tho cviclcmco c',[;ainst tho appollaiJt in :;.•cspoct • I of tho . chl!.!'c-;o of stca.linc we..r: cil"CUI:1fJt,::l1tiGlo It wn.s briefly f',O fo1.lows!"_ ,on 5 1'..U[;ust, 1987 at about 8:00 p.n.· ·-t}w '::-::ppolla11t· wont to LV.3'C,l'i villL:€'0 office who:ro he found the watchi::2..n,: ·p1h Bal thc:.itari Kapinca. The c-,ppollant .11c,s with another :person. Tl1e:r0 1rt. a e, villcgc bus imrkod outsiclc t:10 villc:cc office. The appellant· said t:1r-t:~

l:o rnd hio cor.1panion· wo:ro loo kine f 01" a :place to .sleep. The watchna.ri. callccl his: ion - c~lls lor:.t1cr, PH2 1.J.oysc rfotor:i.iJO, ir:.10 offered. ther:4· o!'~ooo in his house for tho nicht •. '1;:,.o o.p11~llant. then crr._vo tho watcbnan- a drink in 8- bottle sc1:yine· it .,vcs 2, soft drink. Tho watcbna.n drank_ it as tllc,· c..ppolle..nt wont to sloop in· tho ton - cells locil.or 1 s .houso. As soon .i:.,s tho 2-111)01la,nt ·and his conpanio:.1 loft, tho watcbnan 1:iccune unwell and lost consciousness • .On tho followinc; · r.1orning, tho ton - eolls loi),(lor woke u11 but he did not soc tho 2.1:i1cllant or ltls conpnnion. Ho wont to tho villri,gc . office a.l:ld f6uncl t:·~o we-tchr.ien, w2.s unconscious. Sovorn1 p[>,j?ts lk'l.d boon disnc1..ntlod c-.,nd j70;·.1ovod fro□ t'.10· bus. . Those incl udod tho r0r:~· irl1c0ls and two'.:a.xloe, covo:i.•s bolts and :.-oductio.n gor-,r. Tho .villaco ) ' I 2 lead.ors wcro cc,llctl to t:10 scone.. T;.10~- ?Olma oj_l c::11,1 crease cll ov0r the area. Tho ui tr.coses w:10 inclnclod -~~.,o vHl:::,:;o ch:-:dJ:nan PW9 /J.cx Kapinga. 9 v.Ul~oJ:e.aCliiotb.:r.y PU3 Gcrc:~ld Kc0in:;o., tlYJ r~:;n!)o;..'o 0f i:110 villc,eo conni ttoo e.11tl ·c)·:.o c-:.rivo1~ of tho bus 1 PW3 Dd:dn Kc.1n.ll['C~o Tl-.c wi tnosscs noticctl sol'o r.:;~•ks of ·s1:.oos fror.i tho ton-colls loc.d.or' s hot.,oo uhoro tho twenty pr.cos r,,·,2.Yo · T~10

ton ...; cells lo2Llc:r roco.llod t!1at tho r;:)pollant had nany spanners :j.n t'.10 b::-..g which ho carried tho p:covi.ous ni 0ht. They .traced tho solo mr..:cks. ·r:.w;r sent tlio watclma,n to Li tcDbo hospital. The appellant who was known to t>.o ton - cells loE,,lcr 1-;~,r.:i r..:J:-:?o st:;d 6.t Li tcr.11)O villaee. Tho wc.tchr.1::-,n rc:~·[l.~1od consciousness thi~co. dc',YG 12.t,,r. Tho doctor who oxanincd nncl t:;:,ontod. Mn, PW7 Dr •. Walla, sc.id thfat tho watchnr.n ha..d boon poisoned.: When tho c,i):'ullv.,nt -,ms arrostocl in :.1is house, t!,.o folloui:ng <lay, shoes . .. were found in ·-t;1.~o :. .ot:.Go ruicl tho shoos rosonblod t:.lc r.12'.rks w';.lich wo1·e seen 1 on tho c,Totmcl iJ0~,:0011 tho ten - cells lcriL01·' s house. cm tho npot where the bus was pr..:rkod 0L,t1Jiclo tho villc,.:::o office. TLo shoes wc:i:'c cove:;:cd with grease and oil. T.1-1.o 2.pp9llc.:nt cloniod t~1c ch2:c30 r:::2,yinc th2.t on tl10 dey the offence was cor:u:.u.t-to<l ho H8.S in bed cs b:) w2.c :Jicko Ile ccllccl a .wi tnoss who said that t:·,c r..ppdlc.x1t w~s sick fJ.~o;:i 4- LuL:,ust 1987 to .7 Aucust 19~7• The theft wc,s cor2U.ttod on 6 Auc;ust: 19D7 $ Tl10 1o.s.rnGcLa CLJ.si:;1~10 ,. ' t. ro, t c, in r, Holl - rcasorio.d. ju.d.~~mt, ' • t r.1-?{;J.s believed tho prosecution ov:i.:Lonco anc. 1·ojoctod tl10 clilJi. Tl10 ton - ccl~s loader, PW2 JJ.oyso Hc,too1Jo lmow tLo

~:.ppolln:nt bofo:fo, · ml th2,,t· w2..s t!10 :-0<1.son he , . . . acrood to give o.cco;:,oc1r,tion to tho ap:pclla.nt an.cl 1-~is ·co'-1:p2nio11. Thero was absolutely no :2cr.oon for tho witness to tell lies 2c;c::.inst tho [l.ppollant. In view of tho fLct th:::t PW2 Il-)c:.tor:1bo _kncu t:1c· cppollo,nt ;:i.t~d t:ioy hoo .a discussion 2nd WGlkod. tocc.thor to tho house lrhcro tho a.p:pollc.n~ was sho~m a place to sloop, t:'.cro cr,n ~o no quostion of ni~teJrnn idonti ty• · The . . . ·~ watcl:u:ian PT:11 Bcl t;:·,zc..;:' too sn.w tho c.ppol,l_cnt cl t:\01,.v;h he .cli~l not' know hi.o before. Thero is no don~J"l:i th,:t tLo appellant ·offor,,cl the ..d.rink to tho watchman ·,, to render tho 1mtc~"i:1Gl'l unconscious so c.:.s i;o fr. cHi tci0 qonuission of tbs offence. TJ.10:c·o is rlso t;,20 iact tl:c.t tho ::.})116112,nt wo,s cru.~r-Jo":i.n~ spanners with which ho 10.otor ron9vod the p2.rts of -;;!,o 1ms;·:•Tho 2,ppol],.2.nt e.:.½.ose i;o leave his host's house w:1ilo his· host sl0pt. ITo did so to r:ldco sure tlw.-ti" · his host clid not know whr;t l10 wc.s doin..:;o ' J;J.l these fc'.cps, <~,nd t~:o :.. 3 undisputed fr-,.ct t:12..t tl'-c shoos four~l in :u.n :1ouso 2- fow houxs rotor tho theft were full oi :°;°'"-'c0sc 2..ml oil irrosi::.rtibly point to one conclusion only. The appollr·.nt r.m:!. ll.is conpc.nion stole t).10 ::.,x::rts fTon tho bus. Tho circunstanti.:,,l

ovic:.onc0 ostc..blishoc:.. tl~2-,t tho l\ppollant cor.ir:ri. ttod tho o~f 0nco as chCJ:'(,"OClo I-Ic,vinc boliovod tho rircsocution evidence, tho learned .I 1.. s for ~,catonco 9 it is not oxcoss:i.vo. It is tho- bare r;iinirn.m. 'J.1+1e vcluo of tho stolon pI'oportios io s:-.s. 150,000/=• Tho bus bclo:ncs to a rogistred vil12{.:;e. In any ccoo 9 conside:rincs · tho vcJ.ue of the stolen properties, the nontonco is 8,I>pro}.)riatc, 2.11d. it is uphold. I now tu:rn to consider tho conviction c..nd sentence of ~noy ycnx ioprisoru~1ont l'o:c' ococ,ri:rl(; fro □ le,wful cus.tody. 'E:10 lon:.."l1od Dl¼3°ist:rato passed the sc;.:tonco u>on tho appellant r2..11 out of the court 1•oon. The ar,pollnnt had not ;:xJOl'?, che.J:-cod, c:md, tho1~ofox-0 1 no cb:ircc ,m.s roe.d over to hin. The fa,ct t)::.2..t t:.rn offence wc-.s con::1i ttou i11 tho p::eoscnco of the· rae.gistratc dicl not e:,'ivc powers to the -t:rid r..12,3istr2.to t·o sentence tho a:ppclln.nt foi· tl:.o offonc.:;. It is only ~:.,-1,.1-01' ::ioction 114(2) of the Penal Code thut c lT: :_;iut:c,.,,to r.:c".y convict 2..nd. sontonco .-:, pi,-rson for a contcopt of court conni ttocL in :::i.c· j;>j~osonco. If onot::or o:i'?:fonco is conni ttod in the presence of 2, no,r;isti•e,to 1 tho only c,ction t: ,o □8,gistrr.to nc-w take is to order tho 2..:r1~or;t o:i~ l1ir1solf arrest tho off ender · e,s provided in section 18 of t:,o

C:dr.1ino.J. p:.;.~ocorlu:co Act. Tho~.·o is no other provision in the law whicL Civoe powers to ;;. n.::eistn,to to se::ntoncc a person on tho spot for offences coLmi ttocl in tho l)rcsenoo of tho :·:2.{;istro,tc wi.tllout a char~e boin5 frDnod r-11cL l'C[',(.1 over to t:10 cccus,:,d l)O:.C.'son. 'r.i.10 comrictio::.1 for oscc,pinJ frm.1 lu-1ful custody is q_ucs;1od ro1d the sontence of one -:;:00,.i: inp:risonuont is set Savo as inf.. :Lce,tcd r-,1..)ov::e 1 tho is dis1:u nsod. 19 Doccnbor, 1989. Mr. Sa.ngawc, St2.to ,Attorney, for thG R0J)U'blic. lppcllant cb3ont.