Samweli Chibile @ Hassani Chibile and 2 Others vs Republic (550 CF 1991; Criminal Appeal No 37 of 1993) [1998] TZHC 2250 (29 September 1998)

, .. .,w- ' :ttT TI1E Ill'OII ~ -Oll'" TJJIIZA?itU. /6T no:ocr.i1;. Arl'Ti!TJu~ TE JUiUSD.l:CTION CnIMIN.AL Fmt1L NO,: 37 OF 1993 Oi1IGIN1J, c:lllilN-4L c,: .. SE NO, 550 CF 1991 OF TTIE DIST:UCT C-OF DOOOM4;. DISTI'..ICT l .. T DODC!'l.u.';. DEFollE s.~ I,IJKE;1EI,W'A ESQ., mir.rorr RESIDENT M.:..GISTlllTE 1 r lWE.tI C.n:r:BII,E @. UtM:.M:t C:ro:nl:l,E 2. mT.;Jil'T Nmmam:m 3e s:JtI:IBLI SOlWC f ii.I .i: 11[,£.:ili'IS ) TilE il:E!rUDLIC,, o • o • o o o 11 o • •• , ., o • •• • o o • • • o i1ESI'ONDENT J.U D G M:E NT MaiJ12.2 J, The three nrpollants, Sanwol Chibilo nlias Ifassnn Chibilo, Vennnt Ndunguru o.nd S,.nwl S1ngo, whoa I shnll refer to as the first, second and third a.ppollants.? respectivoly, were jointly convicted by Dodooa. district court o:f store1Jroclcing d stG,i:ng. They r0., c,,ch sentenced to six __ yonrslcraprisonoent. They .::ixc appen.ll.l1g 2,gc.1.nst tJ:c conviction. ,, T1uore s no dispute th..:.t on ·the nic;ht of· 17th October, 1991 a godo-wn was broken into at Kirn-ta. nrca. within tho Municipn.li ty of Dodo □ n. elld that sixt,y,- eight begs of oaizo wore stolen fron therein• Tho police had ncivc.nco infornation thn.t sono 0oplo would brocl;: intothc store th::it nig11t, t.nd s arro.nc;o □ ents wore nadc to on.bush tho persons involved in tho coonission of tho offence. According to rw. 5 Dinctrios Knobona, the first appell8.nt ncconpa.nicid by the s0v0nth accuser who lr.ter esc2.pe; ar,procched hin n.nd askod the wi tnoss, who is c. nci@lbour and . ;. I a lorry driver, to hel,)'l onrrJ in the lorry, :properties bclonGine to tho frist ~ - accused, ./Ster obt2.in.'ne tpo nocosst::ry pcrnissioh fro □ his onployur 9 F·105 DL:i. t-i:::.:; K:.::~, :.r:. ;·:,;:..•i .: :l. Unknown to the r:::rella..."1.ts, police hod :::ocn notificc:., r-.n:i 011 17t: Cc•;;;Jo::-, '.992 9 G,t [',1:iout 7 0 00 P•Dti IW'.3 Iolico Consto.blo Jo:.m o.ri.c 'f:-- -,- ~.- 1 ice, ~):;-is·o.blc Deust.c:lit tr,vollod in tho lorry ·;vi th :tho s0vntl::. !'.'.Ccusc:..1.. to ·1:izofo,o r:1-::, first -.i~. :~llmt ;.,;J,C. gone cl1e:oo, r-i1cl ho i:ronisocl tc l;o c,t tho scene v,hon t;c k:":.·7 "..r'1'ivc( lit the s;:,.oo tir.10, other :pC>lico offioors loc1 1:-,y r-w 0 1 .inock::- Dc;.1i:1ic L~,i--·c o.nrl ::rw.2 Dotectivo Corr,orcl Ndn.lu, positioned t~',Kisolv0~ ;r.,(..:1 t>,: :.. ;~~i·y c}.rivon by l'W,5 K.1r.1l)onn ~.:-02,chctl tl10 codol-n: 9 it_ ,·r:-.s ~ ~t (; •• (:) ·.-,.-,·.o 11 '0 C',-,cond ,.,,, .. 0,11~"'-t , 3 '·c 1 •·=s t 1 ·o T,T:->tC''rl""' O")On,...d t'ilo ,--+<" ---- ·' .;;, . ., .... .. t .. .l, ..,.:-- '-.1:;l) '.:,.&.,I. uJ.l.., ni::, --l. n<...., J..u.. CW..L l ' \j c.s< . .'., '" .: ....... - IJ4..1.,;,,, lorry ' . ,,. clr:::-r::: i:1,.. T:on "-Ccordinc to the clxivax 9 ·•tho o.:croll::mts br,:-,ko t!10 ,:c>o::- :1.ncl ••·•oeoe ♦ /.,,,

2 ~ had. ~ an u-on t,ai,-• ~ ,. locdaq. six-ty- oight. bags ;f oaize in tho . lorry end ordorocl Ka.c.bana. ~ dri vo towards Ohanc•oobo nxon, on the ~~ ct! Dodona. Jl!uniali -ty. Tho :f°iP,st eypollant. ppocred 'io bo in ogc. Tho polioe officers who wcro wai tine in lij:cU~, tollowM tho ~ in a policG vehicle, ovortook tho. lorr.Y end. ordured c.b.a. drilZ'Qr .to ol?• Whon tho· lorry stopped, the..----,..___ first apIJo.llo.nt junpod out of the lorxy- imd ho wn.s. arrostod 'by :R-W.1 lnspactor Lyino. Tho second r,,.nd itt.ud qipella.nts we:ro nrroatod. l .insida- o godo-wn. They wore found there try.in{;. j;.o roa:w-01'J.8Q. .the pile of oa.izo insido the godown. Tho ovon.;h aoousod .wl:o la.l;or .casc::i.pod whi.lo tho pro _wor.e goine ·on in the district court, was nlso c.;;.. 1 restod inside tl10 godown. The firet l',ppellc:lll't4s defence wcs tlw,t he wn.s on his wcy hooo when he 'WO..e civen a. l_ifi',. in tho lo.rr;r .which containsd tho nauo. The ,sooond. pellall:J; .said , that he wn.s on duty o.t tho Godown thr, .. t nic).1t, 1JUt he hnd gone out for c'.. while, lea.vine other watohnen on duty. When he returned to the codow, ho found o;ir.i. peovlo who told hin of th .tlift. Ile .-m.e., then o.rrestea. l2:l.e d arpellant also denied the choxce? r:nd he said thnt ho was arrested for no reason when ho .. w ju.s.t.,.wJkinc nlonc the r<::n4• Tho apl?oll2h~ oaintainod t.J.lciJ:: UlJl00,ellOQ 2 nnd in tho· joint poti tion of appea.l, they say tl:at all ·tho prosecution witnossoe had an interest of their o-wn to serve. I do r.et find i!ri::f oorit in t1.r':..t oonpla.int, because the police officc·- who wai tod in unbush were on duty 2lld they s2.w with their own eyes when the n.ppelln.nts coDDi ttod tho offence, Tho first 0;,:pcllant wn.s found in tho lorry ' . ,, . soon after tho naizo wa,s st0lon f'ron tha codown o.nd loo.dad in tho lo. Tb.ere is ', evidonco of tho police officers who hr..d tr.:wollcd in tho loITY and who Sq.W the first appolla.nt a.she asked tho lorry driver to to.kc hin to tho Godown. It soons to oo .thl'.t eo □ EPno had tipped tho police, and they arr• a.need a trap. Tho first-appolle.n'i's defence that ho wo.s just Given a lift in the lorry a.nd ho found tho naizo inside tho lorry, is a lie, end it ws property rejected• ITo was a nastcrnind to tho whoic conspiracy rJ1cl ho t·,:-ok ~ 2,0·sivo r')lc ".'lll tho coDDizs::.0n The second encl_ third nppollants wore found inside tho c;oclo,m roo...'---rnncin-- t: .<:. '.ilc · of r:mizo niter they h::-.cl _st'.;lon t;10 sixty cicl1t· br,cs :-Jf nr,izo .':'J.1d lor'.dod "'-cJc in tho lorry• T):;o;r ror.1cindod bclnd r.rrr:.i1c i11t. the ndzo in tho sto:.:-o so .,.:.:;., w1oovcr chock0d tho pile would not rliscovor t10 theft cr..sily e 10 cvi2.onco i .,;·--.--.:Js no dc•ub'ij whr.tsoovof thn.ttho i'i.ppollonts jointly o.nd tocothcr "l8.I'ticij_)ntod · : -t::o coLil"J.ission of t1e: offence with wb.ich tl:o:,· uoro cho.rccd :-md su1:,scq_ucntly c.-,:.-;;ictod• Tho sontcnco is just one yca:r ,":.1,ovo the stc:.tutory ninir.run. In view

3 \ht, )f.\ \u,t, l;.J2 of the stolen :properties nnd tho soriousnoss of the offence, the scntencG cannot " be considered r.s 110.nifostly excessive. The ar:,poal has nc r.1c\rit 1 rmd it is clisr.1issod'¼ ' (ii. J., Ifoino.) ,Tl.JD G.ITJ . ,_ - -··-·-- L.T DODOM/., 29th Soptonbor., 199 \ Appellant Satiwol Ch · ole ·J:rcsont Mr.' Ndt.u1cu.ru, State ~ .ttornoy for tho Ikpu::-lico