19780601 TZHC Tabora

19780601 TZHC Tabora

The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant received the money in relation to his principal's affairs, as there was no evidence that allocation of plots was the business of the appellant's principal.

Citation
19780601 TZHC Tabora
Parties
Appellant: Ulimwengu s/o Lugwanganza; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 June 1978
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
appeal allowed; conviction quashed; sentence set aside
Legal Topics
Corruption, Criminal Procedure, Appeals
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Corruption Criminal Procedure Appeals

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Parties

Ulimwengu s/o Lugwanganza

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant was properly convicted of corrupt transaction with agent under section 3(1) and (3)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1971
  2. 2 Whether the charge sufficiently alleged the appellant was acting as an agent in relation to his principal's affairs
  3. 3 Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant received money in relation to his principal's affairs

Ratio Decidendi

The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant received the money in relation to his principal's affairs, as there was no evidence that allocation of plots was the business of the appellant's principal.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed; conviction quashed; sentence set aside

Orders

  • Appellant to be set at liberty forthwith unless otherwise lawfully detained