19890222 TZHC Dar es Salaam

:5: . - r1OROCOriO ~ . AFPEL:J.TJ; JiJJ.LDICTION IIIG:l COTTRr CJ.IlUlJAL AFTEAJ.., NO. 92 OP 1987 CrtIGIHAL CRil-UHAL C•.WE NO~ 151 OF 1980 Cf' TEE DISTRICT COT.;-':i:-G: ·OF J::ILC.3i. DISTRICT P.7: :i~IL03.A }3:.:;.:'ORE :r. -~-~< fYJ'.llBOGi:.. ESQ,. 7 :DIST?..IC:;_- 1.fL•]:tSI'R:..T.J· SAIDI ALLY s/o ~ITI·IIlrra·~1.A.« " 0 1) 0 ft 6APPELLA.lPJ: e O . 0 0 <1°d O ,. ( Original Acc 1.1-2~d.) ( Original Pros,:;cv:iio:r) -lii'lc District 001:,.r-:; o~: KiJ.osa, Kilosa District 9 contrary to Soctio;.\ 294(1) o:( t:... c Pc-mal Cod.e. and sJce2,:Ling contra.ry to 0 cc·~::_o:;. t' 265 ·of ·che Penal Code. L.e w2.D co:.-1victcd cf ·:::otl,. tl1~ coviYGS ancl s-:mtenced, ·:;o 10 yearG and 2 ye'::l.rs im1):i:-isonme1:.·i; : 3sp~'c-ci·,.;-·cl;_y· 9 a:..1c1. ·i;;·,,; sentencen ·wr:;re or(.8rC:(~. , 1·: to :nm conc1,u~rently. The let· ac·:ns,j!.:, '.f1~.-o;-i12,a :M:zibond.a was co;.1yic·0.ed eJ.oi:.::: w'i th -tho a,ppollant :,110. was scn-~enccd. ::or the s22ne perio,l o:f impr'isomnent. The 3rd accused. waD ·l;l,.e wife o-.i:' ·c::·.o· am)ella.1Y~ 7 1Jy the nai.11e of Asha Musa, s::10 w2:s acqt;.ittecl. on ·rJot1. the co1..:11·i.;s~ The fi:;;st acc:::.s,:.:<l _ap;ieal8cl alone to thic cot.1-1'-t and ti:10 appeal was 9 a£te:.:· :,eing he2XcJ. l;y Jhaveri 1 Ar-:;" Jv.d.gc ( as :w 'c'... ,.LJ. . was) dis!nissed ~or bsing u.:o.me:;::i'iio;is. Tho s0nt0nc<::B 1wre }:'oi;.nd. to be

adeqt;:.~~-::c T'ne prese1,:c appel.La.,.vi-i; sent b.is Iuerno:c.::.nclu..111 of." appeal Oi'l 23rd Dr,0e2.bcr~ J.:;03 to the iligh Court. Ap:i;:,eal waf..: on ·i.;im,./ as t!.1e 2,ppella..nt g2v0 notiee of appeal on 26tL August 1 1981, a <'la;y 9 Jc,,~it ;,d:·cor he Wc.\S co;1vic·~ed. .on 25-c;., kc::.gu.st, 1981. The appellar1t received copies o:.: ·proceedings and jud.5enent on 1st DE::oesber 9 19,83 .:.111.t his merJo:r.e,nd.1.1.,!1 of aPfJeal was received a;.1cl filec,l I-1:; is not lu1owl1 w.:iy the me;nor2J1durn o:f appeal. w2,8 delayed. too long -~o l'cac:1 Ligh C01.,1.rt 3 Dar es Salaam.. It wa,s also 1,.;.·J.:fort·1,;.nat8 ·ct.2:li the appea.l co,~lcl not b;::: her.rd il.::mecliataly bec 0,use the original record. o1 the ease was also? of oouxse inadvertently 7 dela;:reG, C to r2a,c;:t ·i:;lle Rig:::. 01rrt4 Indeed, this a,101::ntcd to "jv..stice dela;y-ed is ~j-c:..f::ticc clenied 7 :i b,_,t thj_s :;,a: :im woulcl ·be C[L,.ii;G releva1ri; in situa/Gions whore -~he ciJ:·cumstances would warrant the appoL.atc court to a1low -~he ap:.\ea,1 9 ancl . ., , -·' ,.. • • .- • • • -~ I"- ·,t, • - 2 - ?..}.)pclla-lie cov..rt -to ;J.a,·-·r u:;.1cl rl~s,osc. of any v:at. ~8r ~·;cforG i~~ 2.:ac~ :i:C :.c i.,.i1 8.:G::;rial ·w~J_o·~l:or or 11ot t11e pa;..~tics arc ~Jroue:i.1::; b.-c t:_~.G ~1e,:'xir1c;- pro\riclecl ·ch~1.t their rij:•.t o::.' -;:,,::ing :~cc.rel 1:.i.2,:.1 no·'.;

~JG0n C.,,nioc'.. On ap:,_-1eal, t:le ::,:i.c;> co1-irt ~ al t:·,.::n;_j:i. sit·ci1~G° 1.:11c'..er "i;:_, c po1rnr0 oonfe:r-rec. on it by Sootior1 366 o:~ ,. Criminal .A.ct, it sa::,r act as a cou:;.•"i; sittin3" o:r1 it.:i• revision.al j·,,ri8rlic·l;ic:.i and c1i:1,mce t:10 '.J,3;rco;.1cc vidc soc ...;ion 373( l) o:':' t:10 Cri;,inal Proo3d1,.r::: Act., In otl1er v-ro:rc. . .s>' al-t~-~ot1. fl'l t::-.s a-;,pcllz.n·~ ;nav b.a.:'"/e co:.-1p~.ct.)d ser-vii1g ~-~is/ • ,, .... c~· · (l.··1 ....l.JJ..!.l; J. JC. . , J _; af,_;>Oal I ·;;;_,o:ce;.or·e c':.iroctod -~:12.t tho Republic s;.10:,:ld. D.I'f,1.1.0 tL.r~ v.p,.J:.::,.2. E\n~ le;;:,,vo the ~;1at·';c:r :i:or t::i.0 co·c:rt to decide. T;;_o G.P:'.:aL E.l,ffC list8(~ S JTO:.mc..s of a.~pcal but I will St.Ui}I'.;a.rise ·.;;.10,,1 in one lot"' ho clains ·c'.,.at t:. . , Di:::rc:;:-ict c01.1.:rt erred in convictin::; t::..,-:: appclla.::t o::.,. a ·chin cvide:;.1:Je 1ihic'. L die,. no·~ ;:,::·o-;,re a;;,,.inst :i.1is in.1oco,100 .ie~roml I'8c'.80ll:J,blo Cco~·.bt • Socone,"..ly th:,.t t:i..,.c ,_;;vid.e:.:.t,~O ac.-,,.i:1s-c hi::i was Jc]:,.a:~ o:~· to the conclusion that :;.o was one 0:·. t].:.o burclc·.:.:·s. Fourthly, the articloc, naiuely, tho ·c2 ~jlo clo·cll and t:'.:.0 ·c1ro :~ o:::.·~.:s :fo· nc, in '.:.is ro:'m 9 t]ie ap:ricll2.:i.1t clai:as t).•.v.t t:.1cy arc his l)rop::L·c~,. •T:12:i; the police c:.o.:•.1god tho story to

;:~a..,::; it appe2-r that the: thing,-, ·belong to -~Lt,:; complc.ina;.1.t (PW .. 5) in orcler to victimise hir.1 ( af'l)ellant) for r02.son ·c:1::,;i:; the a 1;:;·•Glla..'1.t was complaining ti.1at '1is wife had pr::::vio .:::;ly a;:;socia;ccd wi·~:: one oi' tl:to police mcm,, Fo1-1..l'.'·i;::.,l3r and lastly t:w ap~-ellant clains t:1; ,;b t:1::re was no evidrJ::cc s:10wn at t)1s -~ri2.:.. It wc1,s o:,1ly taken for &,"l'antocl, he cloth belonged to the complainant because such i'bc;,10 are corruon and. can ·;ie -this appeal. T:iere are only three poin,;;s for considoo.'ation ancl cbcision in t,:us o,_: -.:, :.: ~ (1) ·• .,. 1 ...... • • . - 3 - (3) If' t'..~e pnswor in two is 2.L:o ;;:,::·:::irr..:.\tiY·o, tl1 .a.t is con,~ictio::.1 w;,.r:,; co0.:;._· ... ~ras the. nc::..;.te:ncc tl'Titii...11. tb.e :\-~=·~: rJC:.ic·t:1.011 o:t t:.\0 Diot:.:-ict Co1.}..:ct? Soptenb-3r, 1980 a...7.C:. thie·,rns entered t>.eroin a11rl loot:::d >cu:::;o-holcl i t,.::;-:,s w1J.::..c .. t;:i.c cor!lpl2.:j.na::.1:c, P,W. 5, 2,:'1d. ]}.is 1·ri:..>? pW. 1 :;_;-:,.1:i; t!ie: ·:,-alv.o -~o S}1s. 16, 616/50., For t:..10 )t:.:f:'poso of -t!1is ju.~[.,oc0nt it I s poin·:;less to list d.ow;1 tl1e thing;:1 w::-.ich were desc1·ibod. in tho clla,r_zc S~:.O -~t to ha,() boe::a :T1;0Lm, :,:·or I a.::1 o::ly concc::rned }ri'Gll tho The i tens t,or•c: two t2:b10 Lorks and 0110 table cloth. In the

morninc following •i;>c -;)1:.r. 6 112.r~,r and GtGalil1g, police wore iu:':'oJ:aod a..."l.cl invosti(',c:1,tio:::.i started. In -~:1e course uf t~J.G inv.::rsiiig"'tion ancl aetinc; on a tip t:::ie a;.1pellan-~ 1s ).,.uuGo w3r3 in:,2 ..cd by police :.:.nder a soai·cl1 war:rant4 '.2l1e t-:m cell lea.dar of tb.c a..rca? ·one Ifo:.: .2.ned Ra;"b.i6.i (P~·T o4) Has 81.-'..'illilo1wd by -:;ho 1 The police were looking lo:~· articlou darrving tho dosc:riT,)tions o? t:10 articles tb.o co:nnL1inc1nt 112.cL 0 . - described to t~10 police to lla ,, o he,,n stolen. · In the appolla..'lt I s lwnse? a ta,hlo c],oth ancl two :for~;::::: woro v.:noa.rthed. Upon in-corrog2,tion as :1ow t~:o appol:'..ant got tho :forks and tc.'.3lo cloth, at firct J wore give:i;:i. to his wife by one Apollo,. lie again changed. tho Gto:ey a.l'lcl saicl or s:101-r tt,.e wJiereabouts o~: Apollo or Abdul, llc reversed his sta..tff.:,onts? -:,:~.is tir.ic act:1ittin[.,; :chat.they w~(E_c l.1.is '.·an property w:1ic1.1• he alleged to h;.,,·o bought at l:Isicbazi gtree.:!/:Da.r cs Salclar:1., T.... is h.tter stoi-:v was repoe,tcd in tl,.c ap_:;Gl;l.ant I s sworn sta/1.iC;.1cnt at t'..10 trial~ T;.:.o a:; eL ant 7s 1-Tii'o 7 on t'..:..o oth:.:r ;:iantJ., ga ,·o. cv-i.:-:.onc0 i:,.1 h~r o,;n clo;'.ience as -clw 3rrl accu.::;ed at the trial con·cradic'cing wb.at t:ie appelJan"c stated. tb.c appellanto She a3kod her

hi..,Sband where he go·t; t',.o -t~_:,:i.ngB? c:1.nd accor:hn,::; ·::o he:,: evicle,nc0? tho. a);.)clJ.a.11t tol,:'.. h')r -;;;_,.at sho bo· ,c;::t tllo;.!1 i'ron nu:nembo s0L;_,:;i• 11 rrho appe],lant I s wi::?u sir.,:Jly toll: ·i;l!.0 ·:;1•ial co1..:rt ·1;>.::i:~ r..;lie wa:-J r.,e:;~.:-oly join.cc.:. in t;:w c4arc;o lnc..:,.uso o~: the appellant I s s·cc::.tc~,1cnt that t:'::w t:~.in:;z belim_;-:::cl to h::i:r~ Sb,o d01:iod l::nowlcdgo of the t>.ingu a..nd of Apollo or Abdul. The Cou.r·i; :fc··t:1.d. aG i1 f',wt t:'.:.w.t r:ihc was onJ.;yr inplica/1,Gd for ·1;he salce oi it,. and accruittod her~ and. ..... .. '-· .... - qt:ootionc ·-·. .. ·•, ·- -·' ......,,_~ .,. ~ weJ~o :fo~111.d. wi-c:1 ·0;.1c ap:,ellant ·i;2,lJ.ierl wHh -.:;.. e i.ic~r:,:s, ,~,i;.;:0 anC.. colour of' t:::.e art:i.cles sci, ,_!d f:'roi,: th::; apy,cl1a11.t I s llGusq ( 2 ~ -~hu a~pollant I s wi::·o gave ovide:100 01.::;;:>lair..ing- how ·t/1,-:J -:;: .. :cn::r... cx-.1 c to -;;· ... cir :,01•.;;:;c aZlc::. und.oub·:;cG.::.y appollrurc' o 01-rn stoI-y as !1ow :he acC[l,irod ·i;;10 t>: . n 0 ,:; r2.iscd e, roason.::.cl::a stolon on 29-;;h Sci:tor:,bcr, 1980 n:.1cl uero :Zo~nd. ia tlto _appollaJ1t I s !101.~.se on 7"i;;i· ifovcribcr, 1]30., C:;_1e discovery of ti'~to thil1:~·:; W8,S tl;.roL·.jl a r, C·. 5 ::;.:;,ring bGci1. stolen, I pros,J.i.,J 9 .t:'..c L::.•,~.::1.ccl trial JJist:t:ict

]~ci,gi;:.;-cr:.,;:.; 7 2.l·:;llour~1 h., did no·c ::;cn-'.;ioil in ~-.iG jl:(.co;:·:c:./..;, i:1.volrnr". ·t;:1.0 C::.nc·~::i:·i110 o:': rcc.or1t po3scr-.,uio11 ~co co~: cot tlHJ a~v~1el~~ai1t 7 sq. .(aroly 1roll 5 \ 1-ritl1 ·G:!...i.c t:;i:; Penal Law, Soctio;.1 294(2), =:owcvcr, ur1~.Gl' -t;;_-c CrinL1.al Proccclrn.~:-; J.,,·'ci , J 5G5 Section 170 ( 1) (a)· 2, m~bordiloF;:;c co: :_:ct is ai:·0:.iorizod ·i:o f)aDs i.1 L,u:-i1::-:.::·.: ofi:onco o:f ~T_,J;l~la.i.7 con-i:;r ::rJ to Scntio:1 294 o::· V.:.o Fcnal Cou...; :'.'or a 9c:. io(. 0 not lon,.i t 1-.:.1;.1 fi ;:re, ;yc:,1,r;:.;, "Gnt-.:r- -~: .c CriniL.n.1 Proccturc Ac·c -~::c lI;:.,.'.;i.:J·c:.i.·:-.tc ha.cl a limit ,..,:[ c>.·'1t .xos+:G ~}.-Di;,;.'~...:oa.:0 (.,_-·id.c sedio:aJ.70(1 )(ci,) of Crir::i::.ial P~iocorlltro AG"~ - If ;_10 iL1po2.:.:d a pricon so~·~·:;,_,nco o:i: ;-;;ore t\a,: Q yoa:c'S ~ ~10 1 w:., •.h . h;:v8 c:.:::ccedod ~1is juris2.ic tion 8-i'.lC'. ·011 · -~ oc::'.tc;.1cc woulcl ·c:·. e:::·8foro be iL~c:-,2.L A,:,·ain 9 ;3octioI1 170 (2) or Crimi:..1.al Proct)d. .::i:·,1 Ac·':. u:-,rns ff,:cb.. ci, t:..tc stz.t,.·:·i;o:ry L1L1J:.1;:~-::1 SC\ntonoo p:.o·,ic~ocl ,.-:.n,:;~cr t:.. c ::~iai:..:TLC.1 Sc11tc:.1cos Act, No .1 o:-~ 1972 1 ·clw rlir..;tric"i; Nac;is·~:r0,te c:.:oulll :~orwm•r_'_ -~~~c j~f3Cord to 2. L:i.[;l :'._roe the L:w ~G I :. .2ve. 2,ttc:.:p·cod. to s::.olr~ -~}18 ·criaJ. Diot:.:ict

~=2.cis·tra;t;c 0 co,,:ld. impouc an irn1_-1~iconrn:n;.·i; ,..;o::.yi;~;:cc o:::cood.ii1,:; 5 ;yo2i~s ( ·c:.1c ;.:inirm..:1'.: ,. () C yearoo in er.·. cot t!--..c Don·[;c;1.c0 o:f 10 yearn irD.pJ.'iGo:;.li:wnt wa,s illegal.~ o:. -:;;__1:., :?ir;~·'.: lL:ilJ o:? t!10 ic,;1.:0 (1) I r:-i,i,J•:..)C, aboYo. J!lav·,::,j,'j_-? .A:;, Ju(Lgo ( as he t:.1.cn was) w:.~ -,:.1 ·i;lie co,~,.. ·l2,L12.:.1·i; !iad : ,one o,~ ,, Safari ·-to D2.r cs Salaa1n, c1.,.'1.d. t>.n two por,:.:0~1,J? wi·~;-. o·c:'.J.•:;I'C ;1a·;• oc, >. .::::,~.::;;(. co1..'.l1:ii contrary to Soc·cion 294(1) o:? t:'..1.8 Pc;,1al Coclo~ Tho two y0ars Accordi:ngl:1 9 · convic:-i;ioi1 uphold 0:,1::;. ·c'.,0 appolJ.;:-.;.1t to contin-1..,0 to scr-:o _,,; 10 YG2I'S on the ,. - 7- to rt:m conc1}.rrcm-t;ly. PRL>CIPP..L R:;;3JD:S..~1' :,~f~-JISTR.:~.T~- (EJ:..,~c11C'..cc.1-. · j\:..r_is(.ic-~io~i.) ~-- A, "H~- l'a.t::'!A PP..r:CIPAL I/3SIDEt11 FAGISTILTE T,':,··'·c,·,-,L7 ,"d . .-,.•·••i· ~;,l· r.J·i· 0•·1) ( J.:J.- U'V.1.L - - u ..... ~. i::h.L. u L, .I. r~OTIOGOT:C ~r n 22~,.d. Fc:·Jn;.s.r:, 9 19c,9_.