Joachim Karani Chuwa vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 79 of 1999) [1999] TZHC 294 (7 December 1999)

/ •·· ,I .. ,. -- ... ., IN THE HIGH COU-BT OF Tl,NZlhHA l.T MOSHI (il.PPELL! ... TE JURISDICTION) '.-;-HIGH BOURT ··CRIMINAL APPEttL. NO. 79 OF 1999 . CRIGlNAL· CRIMilfaL CASE NO. 1371 OF 1998 OF . - ·tti brsi'RICT COURT OF MOSHI AT MQSHI.. · .. BEF0i~~;_:_M·;·'.\i··:MIN.Ti' . PDM .. . . . ------ , . -J071.CHIM ... K.£\R_ANI CHUWA •••••••••• o APPELLANT .. .., 'I ...... ... Jo,,,·, TH.B REPUBLIC ••i•·•••vv~~•••~ JUDG:::MENT. BEFORE: . . .. 1 · ... , ,... ~ · .... : - '. ':: ... :· '. •, . . . Joadilin'i'ka.rani Cbuwa 'is appealing to ....- and sentences of 3 ·years jail f_or tlie .1st tl1is cOUrt.- cigai'QPt J1is 1 ·con,--ictiOn ....................... -·· ··-. i •• ..• - •"; .. HI ;·.' • c·ow1½ elf 1:mrglary anci 40 .years ·· · jail .in respect to t_he 3rd pount of rape\ ptnd a . .i, ... '.:.......:•·;,. .. ~ .,.;. .... •"'. ..to.............. • .... . . ... in respect to Lie jd count, passed by District Gqtl')P@G,ati..,011 .. <.i.:f 50960fe:·: .... · Court Moshi. The appellant didn't wish to appear while Mrs Mwaimu Senior State .... . ... ; i'.. --,: ... ) Attorney represented the Respondent/Repubh,c. Mr. Mwaimu making his s·ubrtl 0 .Ss16s fr· the Fipublic attacked the findings of the learned District Mgisttate ·n· a Gajor gro11nd of identity of the culprit ' ·:.:' '. He submitte'd \1iat'. the ··incidence tooK pl-0c.e. at abqut 3OO£l.,;:m,. tvhi.c:ll >.:.:. ·, · . ....,.. ... ..,,..,r.,·.-- "t..;. t :., ,; .'~ • •·••'• •·' were odd hours of the night the source of the light(Koro 1 joi)a:1d lit torch .... - by intruders; the age of the victim and her yo,-ng sister, t:1on:ifore tl Ei identity of the accused/appellant was not beyond al_1 .. pe§-E30l':lable- · 1 fo1.1'bt"o I agree with the learned brother that .it is p,;;:rbn::t;t· t-:.:-t·-:·.,lue.te·the circumstances of the identity of thi;. ppelle.nt. l;ie·forb c'0miw:; to a conclusive evider1ce that he was the one who cornmi tted ·the'.,l:'npe. I agree with him futher that the time factor around 3.003..rn., was odd hout's of the night. How odd are these hours depends on· a lot of factors ... e.g. when somebody slept, how etc. At any rate 1 have carefully co:]sidered and ana.ly8ed all the surroundings circurrstances ,,,f this case. 1 coYJcur with the trial magistrate that there was no doubt that the appellant committed the crimese The PW1 was awoken by a rang which E he thought it v1a,s that of their co,,1. · She lit her 11 Koroboi 17 o She could see and identify the appellant closely whom she knew well. The appellant admi tt-:d that he used to see the PW1 & PW2 daily in the village. There was no dout. raised about the good or poor ligllting by the appellant, 1 'Koroboi:, insidE< a house can he'x-e a reasonable li,sLting and in this case the trial court prope:rty held that the appelJ.ari.t committed the offences. True the eye ,.; ,:nesse:;: mere children of tend.er years. However, the trial magis.trate .Jssessect ·• .. eir credibD ~ :,y as per law required, hence the proper conclus::i on vide Act No. 4 of 199b t,e<v ci::-~ ?? ~ which a:·1en,::,~d Section 27 ~f Evi.danc;:, Act -,967 (3) • . ~- .. · r r_ · _ 111111..

2/- It should be noted that the lit torch held by the breakers should have helped :i;%t the identity,. I must comment on the framing up and 2 are one cltarge and not two separate charges, a,chedu] e (9) ~ of the charges. Count No.1 see CPA S.135(a)(v) 2 nd ....... - ... • ... -'!"'-"-••·- ~ ........... ----,,,-..........,..... __ _...., .. .So tha sentnce for on 7 y one charge was r-rcpcr and not e:xes.sive. Tho d~'fec_t- -i~-~•~le under s. 38.8,•GPA:. e 1980 •rt:R 73, 210 &,23. . . . ___ .,__ .... __ ..... ---'" -- e.----·•·····-·--. ·• -· ...... ..-. .... :·-:- The 3rd count of Rape the .section of the law was. not .cornple,te as it.. ditL . ----.i_nclude the sentence i,:r:rt. This did not pe.judice t1Je

• -- -;h-;-1;;.imU111 .:,entencc fo1 nd count wns .30 years< There were no special circumstance,s shown 'in th.a .record to :p,-:1ss Lro yea·: aoA cor,1.-ingly ·the i--nt- i& reduced to the minimum af 30 ye2.r.s. -im1,.13:1,sonm~ Therefqro the appeal is dismissed in r..a:ct i.n that the convir:tions of ~y and ·l'.lape .w,,ar.13. proper..., 30 years 0 It is so _ordered.
• . . .. .,. ... A., Lyamuya, PRH/1-;;J,lDR, 2/1?/1999 De1ivered in cort this 7/12/1999/ Appellant a 1 Jcent the nespor1.;, ,1t/ Republic represented Mwaimu Senior state Attorn_ey Court Clerk Mrso Shoo. Right of Appe, explained~ A Q Lya;i1~ya/ PRM/EJ/DR . ! 7/1,:J1999