Republic vs Aloyce s/o Magumba (Criminal Revision No. 51 of 1999) [1999] TZHC 432 (20 September 1999)
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AT MWANZA
. CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 51 CF 1999
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FROM THE DECISION OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF
UKEREWE DISTRICT AT NANSIO IN CRIMINAL CASE
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NOe 71· OF 1999 BEFORE J:N.Ko SWAI - SDH
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These revisional prnceedings were c0mmenced in.respect of 0riginal
Criminal Case N"71/99 of_· Ukerwe District Court (J.NK. Swcri, Esq;
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in which the accusei:i, , nne Alnyce s/o Magumba was. cbarged with
being in unlawful possession· ·of. bhang c/s 2(b) 0f the Prohibi ti0n of
cultivation of Noxious plants Crdinance, Cap.1.31+. The cl).a.rge was
preferred on JJ/3/1999. However, Cap. 13+ under which the accused WM
charged, WM long repealed and replaced by the Drugs ?llld p:i;-evention
of illicit traffic in drugs Act No.9/1995, which came int0 effect 0n
1/8/96 under G 0 N.,NC. 150/1996. So, the accused was charged under a
nonexistent pr0vision of law. . Rwabuhanga, learned State ;ittpney,
submitted that the pr0ceedings f the trial sub0rdinate c0urt, were
null ar..d v0id, the same be quashed, the convictir.n and the sentence be
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quashed and set aside respectively. Mr• Rwabuhanga cited the decision
of this court to supp0rt his submission. That decisi0n is- g .. V. Bonif
s/0 Chacha Cr. Rvin No, 1_}'...2J..~, M1·:anz'?- Registr;x (Hon. Ndhalla
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I quite agree with and uphold Mr. Rwabuhanga, .learned State
Attorney, on his submissi0n 41 , .,I find that the proceedings 0f the
subordinate trial District c0μrt.,. wh:i,<::h pr0ceeded on a ciead legisla-
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tion, 1ere null and void. .Conseciuen tly, tJ10se '. pro·ceedings and the
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ulti;ati b6nictinn of the accued, .:are hereby quashed, and the sente-
nce c-f 8 months imprisi;mment whiqh wa,s :impose'd -rm 'the accused/applicant,
is set aside. I order the immediate release of the accused Aloyce s/o
Magumba from prison, unless 11:e_ J.s fur.ther detained for a.n(lther lawful
cause.
I order accordingly.
AT MWANZA ..
20/9/99
JUD3E
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