Karaita Karika and Another vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 159/1990; HC Criminal Appeal No. 157 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2436 (22 September 1991)

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• . m '!HE HIGB: COURT OF TANZANIA AT MBEYA " m:cm cOURT CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 157/1990 ' . ~ . . .. a.rid. CRDf.CNAL AP~ NO, 159 0.~ l99Q (Origil1a.l Mbeya· Dist..riot .Court Criminal i Case No•, -186 of 1989) BEF~& Rt A, TEE:~ • R,M. 1, KARA.;t'rA wru) APPE!. TA•-~ a Kl'LAMl!lI sdLom..) ,., •, •' • • • • • ' - . ..J-"-"'-: ... o ' . ·, . . Ve;i-sW;J 'nail 1Ull1UB,μIQ . .t• ~ • • •• • • • , • • • • •• • BESPC::>::lr JT.1DGEMElfl' ~ .. ·'... .· ~~ ? .... • ... 'lhf fl'f. r,p;wJ.lnP,f- -- j,ka a.nd Xil8.Illai So!vwa. --:7ez-e jointly CbaiB!. '1Ljb fe• 90\ni•• that · 'is Cattle Theft on the :'irt oount and

0. 14.• J-fli r tha saoopd. and t11irl: counts. · .:. ·. ,:, Vt;I. lf,2.tpA '-tJhe'· ial. coiu-t tb,a.t the a.ppell.:..r:t xe;,orted to ~~ .. !f.l 8 llo.14 pf e1':.tl9 tre stolen t;,etween 1:,25 wld 1987 while ~~-f t -' 1c;ritW 1t .. no•. cattle t theirs were sc:n, but a.lsc ~ ('9i )\eJW 4'1' SfC)1tJ2t .. Tl·.y-~~ repQrted that t,;o;/ :.d. foa."lli 30 ot 1b4 ~ fiol,.ri <R-itl i." the posae,sion of ·one W Ma.pembe. 0n ~ c;,:mat:t.o t!;; police arre.ste<t Vand.e Mapembe and seized tlul_ thy }W6\4 ot (m~• Ma.pem90. ,aeid the ttle were hers, rited fttpm 1-1· '4 WI iina, the re-st of them pa.id hei,- as, dew:ry when · her kuBh,, io4, -The R1.1lm1. Primary C_ourt in which the case was _filed ordve4 pat jlio .30 lleaa. I) oa.ttle bo in the appella."ltsl ·cust?'1-Y titl the QaaG W-.. itsp!:>J4 oft . n thQ ·pol!.oe h.Gr::'.J:'d., .. that i;he ppellan ♦ had started disposing of the catt _;hey sk;ed °the C;)urt to :Put.t1:8m in. the ·-0ust:cf the .th&n aooused. Mapemtioa .The court ga.vo an ·order to that effect ana.·'the -28 head which rema.tntd £).-gm the 30 were handed back to Ma.pembe, .. The appellants went· to Ca1a. Ta.zara. Poli:)0 :Post o.nd reporwd that Mapeml:ie :'..md s'.tolen t 28 hot\11 of.oattle 1 Mapembe was re-arrested and re-charged.in Chima.la. . . . '!'ha. tJhimala. Pi'imary Com-t rewarded the appelldt.s custody of the 28 head of oa:\tle .. peing too disposal .. of the .. case. When the appellants were asked f,:-~c ca:tt'.!.a .they -n.id they bad .slaugl'.rJ;erod t;101:1 because they· . -::1. ·. . .• hn.d flien'13ic · • • I 't - • . • •. /2