Kandidus M. & Another vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 53 of 1997) [1998] TZHC 2405 (14 July 1998)

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• .. : 0 • .IN THE· HI(H ·coUR'l' CF Tii.NZ/.NIA • . '. . . H/COURT- CRil': .Nf.J, APPEAL N0.53 OF i997 OIUGIN.'.tL cnrnr :;·,L CASE NO. 163/97 SONGEA D/OOURT Be'fore: K.M.l. Srunbo, Resident Magistrate i/c • KANDIDUS EKU A VINCENT GAL• C: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 • o O •t O • APFELU-.NTS Versus: ' . • 0 I) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •0 0 tt • The o.ppellcnts w;rG convicted of neglect to pr.event an offence e/s .383 of the Pennl Code and sc'1tnced to 18 months irnprisonmi.:nt. They were a.ggrived . . and have appellcd. j 1 hor0 ns ho -:vidcnco thc.t they were negligont in the per.- • formo.ncc of their du ;ies, th0r0 wns even no evicknce that thP.y, were employed , + I • to grand th0·compla:r.ants' house. Thcrc"wos no evidonce even to establish that theft tock pln; while they wr0.on duty •• In thG circumstances, and considering also tb:.t the Republic sees no wi?dom in supporting tho convictions • I'hereby,allow the nppocl by Kcndidus Mkumb~ ruid Vincent.Grunn. Convictions entered gcinst them nr qunshGd o.nd scnt0nccs set nside. 11hey e to be sot .. . at liberty forthwi tl 1 • unless o_thoiso held for• somo other lawful cc.u.:so. • I .. . 14/7/98 I certify thc.t this is ,. true copy of the c,rit:sinul.