19900212 TZHC Tanga

.. IN 'S ECGir GOUR'P- OF T.ANZllJf.U.. APPELLA.TC Jl.JRISDICTIOU m:cm COURT cm-.cr;u,.1 liJ?'P::1Ui uo.52 OP 1988 • ·•·· .i:':,l < OnJ:GIUJ,.L TMFFIC CiiSE NO, 86 OF 1988 OF '11FIB DISTBlCT COURT OF KOROGWJ!l DISTI'J:CT ltT KORomm: :BEFOmiJj w.s. lvlICTJL'(Jj)TGtJ' ESQ.' s:mr .DJ:s~m:cT M!i.GISTR!;.TE SDLEM.!J1l RASS/iiIT o • • o • 11 • • . , o • e Ci• o • o • 11 • e·• J.J>PELLblTT (ORG. ACCUSDD) versm TIIID REPUBLIC • • • ., ., o o ., • •. o • • • • • o • o e ,, .. ., o RESPOlilnE.tIT . (ORG. PROSECUTOR) The appellant, Selemani Hassa.11, was cl::.o.;:-gucl. on two counts _against tho Traffic l\ct. 011 one cou.nt~ wl'lich ·wr,s count number two, tho appclle,nt pleaded [.;u:i..lty for fu>iving o.. dofoctivo motor vcbiclo· c/s 39 (1) (a) and 5 of Act no. 30 of 1973• Tho a,ppollant was driving a vcb.i.clo ·with ro 6istration number TZ 44246 without fl•ont shock obsobe:rs'• He ploc,c"Loc"i. cvj_l ty to this count ancl ho wo.s finec1 shso 6,000/t.= or six L1ontllri irrprisor.u:i.cnt. Tho app011a11t oj.cl r:.ot f.lJ?OCifically state t11n.t ho was a1,p0aling against tho sentence with ro[..'G,:rcl. to this· count which ho plocc1.ocl. gu:il ty. · Tho so11tonce 1 which in c..ny caso, doos not t~ppG2.1" to be r.12,i'li:fostly o:z:c0ssivo, j_D loft unclistur1)od.. · On tho first count, it is not. cloc:r w-!1cthor tho n.ppolla.nt was charged u11clor section 42 (a), (b) or C of Act lfo. 30

of 1973. ·The offence and tho provision of -hho lc.w ,is stated, n.nd I quote& i, Cc.usine cloc,th th.rough I-ool~loss driving c/s 42, 27 (l)(b) and 63 (2)(b) of Trn.ffic Act lToe30 of 1973° Section 42 creates throe distinct offoncos. Tl:i...',t is to say1 42 (o,) Backless d:riving 42 (b) Driving o.t a speed which might be cla..."1&,-o:rous to tho :public nnd 42 (c) ·nrivh1g in o. manner (underlining is oino) '1dth ho.ving :regard to all the circuma- tn.ncos of tho case might bo dmlgerous to tho Public I or to any poraon. It is- tho:rofo:ro important in frn.mi!lg tho clio.:re,o. to sto.to exactly under wbioh subsection tho off'onco fall£ o·~l1.0:rvdso 0110 would be # chargi.1-ig an accwod with tb:reo offonoos in ono count which would bo . bad. in lc..r ns tho law roquiros offences to. bo specified. Section 132 of Crlminal :Proooc!.1.ll'O Act 1985, otat0s n.nd I qttoto1 ii ~cry ohargo Ol\ inf6~.1t1, ti on s°l:.J.all oontcin, , and shall be su:ff'icient if it contains, a sta.tG::nont of the s;poci_~ijoncc _$ . offences {f.t'lphasis su.plioc,1; tii th which the aocv..sod person is cha1·r;uc1, together ·with such pa:rticulc.rs ao me.Jr bo nocossc.ry for e;ivine roasoncblo infol'D2.tion as to the n.1, tu:ro of the offonco cl1c.1-rgc e.• 11 ll'l fact tho pnrticu.la:rs of tho c~·go wcn.1.ld tend . to confi:rra that tho prosecution infaot intended to char~ tho a,ppollo.nt with all

tl:iroo of'fencos 1)eccuso it is clo11:rly str.,tod th2,t -t;Lo c1:d.wr of motor vohiclo .Rogolfo.TZ.L'/4246 D.Gko 1/k,;nd bus did driw the said notor vohiclo . d.'.:w.S9r01wlz, in a Dar.mer which !mving roeo,1~c1 to o.11 of the circurJSto,ncos v:-n.s rockloo:J to tho Public or to any po:rson using tµo ror1d to wit ho foiled to control well tho snid motor vehicle by driving it :spaces to the loft side of tho rot..cl n.nd as n. :rosul t he ovortun1od it DJ.1cl thereby co:usod tho cl.Qc,th of orJ.G 1:iinlrinda Soown.nza. who wc,s a 1x:.sso:.:o;:,r in tho sa:i.d motor vohiolo.i• It is tllcroforo not an act of typo gra,phicr..l error thct section 42 i was st['..tocl without s:poifyincr mzy s~sc'totio11 1nrl; tlm.t it wcs intonood. , It 1-ro.s dofin.i toly not clor,r as to whicI-.: cpocifi. offonco. tho appellant "·· 3 ... was clmrgocl. In this c2.sc it is 0.xp:roEJr::ly sto,toc: that so11oonc Qiod as a rcsul t of tho nocicl.ont. tlbilo it is not illc 0nl to chc1.r;SD s00.00110 under a:ny of subsection of section 42 for cc.:uzing cl.oath$ thq1'C ib however a spocifio section und.or tho snr:10 c.ct for· cb;:-,rr,;iLc; nn o..cousod for co:usinr:; doo.th OJ." bodily injUl"Y• 'l\::.is is section 40 (1}~-- Tho ingrodionts of tho offonco m1dor this :pr0Vj_sio'.'.: eo~tiw:to~r.~i -th<t ttn,ee offences vndo:r. section 42. Ass'UCli:ri(~ for :::i. ncDont, as inclooc: I nu.st cio so in tho

ciroumstanoos of tlus nppoal, th.c.t tho c1.p:pollr.nt UJ.1clcrstoocl th~-.,t ho was chare-ocl with n.n ofi'onco of lJl'OnE:,"f'ul clrivi11e :rosul tine; into th:, C:Lor.. th of ono :pors on (kuonclosllD. gnri vib2.ya na kusv..'babish..~ ldfo) wi thou.t. nocossnrily s:poci:f;ying c..ny specific Elmmor, which tho 1,rosocution rc{.s'Q,l'dOd ns consti tvJ.ine; 1:m offonco 9 tl-:.o question is wh0-bho:e there was any oviclonco t-q->Qn which tho O.J?:pollnnt coulcl mvo hr.;on propo:rly convictoa.. 0loa.I:1;7 t:1oro w·c.s no su.cL oviclonco • Al tl:.01,16::. tl:D 'J1,1..s 1ms full o:f ( passon~prs o:t tl:o tine of tho 0,cci(1ont, t:10 ::_:ll~osocution did not find it proper to sur.u:ion ,-:.n:y of then to tos tif:y o..s to wl12.. t oxa.ctly mppcn0d ;:-,:pa.rt frw tho a:ppo llcnt t~ hinsolf wh9s0 i::orc:. is 1mcb..~llongocl. It 1ro,s n.ccol)toc1_ tb::1t just boforo tho nccidont tho appollnnt had not nn or oorJi1ie t:ro,ctor pnd as tho roc1d wo..s :nnrron, the e,p:pollcnt lk~c1. to perk 011 tho loft side of tho :road in ore.or to [',llow tho ttnctor to p2.Rs ., '111J.is was confir:noc7. by tl~o ·prosccuti on 1:i tnoss • Kinyashl HaEbidi PWI who lit...":! in tho trc:,,cto:r. Tho c,p~ollo.n-li s ktocl th.-:t M ~bo stc;!'tod · tho vohiclo c..,nd novo on to tho _ro;:.-.,cl, tLo :s-~l\ c;wo way m i;ho lof't siclq p,nd. tho vobiclc ovortu.rnoc7.. li.cco:rcline to tho n,ppcllo,nt tho roe,cJ.

wo..s pmlc.l.'f;_ tho particulc,1° plc.co... The :iv.:diculo.J:·s st2-to th..,t tho ap:pollc,nt c1l 0-ro too far to tho loft sido of tl:o :coo.,clt. Thora is clocr 0 cvick;ncc tl1:~t tho road wo,s 11c.~1~ow nml ho Lo.,(~ l'.'.O n~~y oxcopt to stop on tho loft sido to o..llow the tro,ctor to p2..ss. Tho sketch pln.n produced is coo;plotoly t1Sol0ss •· It clid not gi w e.ny useful meaning ,but if one can discern o,ny such rnco.ning it 1iOUl(l o.ppoo..r to support tho appollnnts case.. Thora ue.s therefore no. cviclonco upon which tho c:1,1Jpollo.nt could b.avo boop· convicted. - 4 .. Rogc>,:i"ili.ng c1isq_mlification and ce,ncollntion of driving licence, the pt'ov:i.sion q."'--otoa in tho clmrgo shoot is s0ction 27 (1) (b) of Act No.30 of 1973·• T1:us· section doos not rofor to rm offonco t.mc.or socti·on 42 of tho sane Act. If tho 1n.:1blic p:rosooutor and tbo trial mc. 6iistrnto hc,d co.rod to roacl tho lo.;w~ they woulc'. mvo noticod this glaring clifforonco. · Section 27 (l) (a) wo:uld licvo boon tho one a:p:plictl.l)lo. · This act has very 1:12.ny provisions_ or sections 0,r1d. co.ch ' is clifforont f:r0r.1 · tho other o,nc. co.ch is for e, s:pocific purposoo 'Quoting those provisions· without knowil1z for 11hct i:ru:rposo it is being usoa., shows ones lo.ck of clillic,-01100 in tl:o uork. Tbe app02.l on tho first cot.mt is allouoc':., Tho conviction is qunshocl. and tho sontonco is sot _aside. Tho orc'.or of nsqmlificatio11 ru:1d ccncollation of the a.r::.ving: licence is o.lso so_t aside. ']ho fine of shs. 12,000/= wbich liDD pc,icl should lx. rofm1cl,ocl to tho a:ppcllo..nt. ·--~----- J'Gw:c· 12/2/90.