victor nkanda kasandamasanja robert magembesagenge yusuph kabotesangija ndalana sangija and ahmed babu swalehe vs republic 2020 tzhc 4401 9 november 2020

victor nkanda kasandamasanja robert magembesagenge yusuph kabotesangija ndalana sangija and ahmed babu swalehe vs republic 2020 tzhc 4401 9 november 2020

The application was incompetent as it was brought under the wrong provision of law and supported by affidavits with incurable defects in the jurat, rendering the application unsupportable.

Citation
victor nkanda kasandamasanja robert magembesagenge yusuph kabotesangija ndalana sangija and ahmed babu swalehe vs republic 2020 tzhc 4401 9 november 2020
Parties
Applicant: Victor Nkanda Kasanda; Applicant: Masanja Robert Magembe; Applicant: Sagenge Yusufu Kabote; Applicant: Sangija Ndalana Sangija; Applicant: Ahmed Babu Swalehe; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
9 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
Application struck out
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Preliminary Objection, Defective Affidavit, Jurisdiction
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Extension of Time Preliminary Objection Defective Affidavit Jurisdiction

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Parties

Victor Nkanda Kasanda

Applicant

Masanja Robert Magembe

Applicant

Sagenge Yusufu Kabote

Applicant

Sangija Ndalana Sangija

Applicant

Ahmed Babu Swalehe

Applicant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application is competent for citing the wrong provision of law
  2. 2 Whether the supporting affidavits are defective due to improper jurat

Ratio Decidendi

The application was incompetent as it was brought under the wrong provision of law and supported by affidavits with incurable defects in the jurat, rendering the application unsupportable.

Court Disposition

Application struck out

Orders

  • Preliminary objection upheld
  • Application struck out