Director Public Prosecutions vs Abrahamu Oisso and Another (Criminal Appeal No. 235 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2431 (16 September 1991)

RON .HU:NUO , l. persons: .4 ,ii t.-;'-·• .,. •,' r .. IN it:e TIIGIT COU{T.: OF Ti.JTUJJIA f;T iiAlUSRh. , . ·I .; . . ,\ · :,: · APPJltUTJl J1HI;;;:UICTION. o::.liJ'lINAL L.PI'.JAL No. 235 OF' 1220 ORI-filNAL CRIIlUiLT., 0;..S:.1l :No;. Jl0/90 _ Vcrc-mn .. • ;'. v; . 1$J1.:':l1.'..MU OISSO & iJ:-orr.:.:::It • • • • • • • • • R~:i?OlW. :·::::-:T ,'. ---------------------~ 1~·1· .. '1 ( ;1, .. T11is is nn appeal CL'i;A11st thG deciaiori 1 111 1::1os.\i ·i i.ccur-;ed No.l .1 .. brelle..mu Oisoo; and . . . ' ,,: . ;:,;" ' : .. Locu:-JG<i ro~· 2 Robert 4Y2;;uu;J1. . ;I •! were code .• ·".:._ .. : .·-.,J":- ... - .. ) __ . . · •,',\ .. I jointly 0;1er_s'GO. with: stor~. ·brcc:!.dllg c/s 296 (2) of t;Io p0na.l in that on tho 15/5/90 a.t DJ.1 t111lb.1olm time at Kiboru.1.oiu lrl. thin l1oshi Municipeli ty in Kilima11ja.ro .?..oc;io11, tho .cus:,d pe:ruono stole 011(.;) welding chl.no valued a.t Shs. J.60000/.. tuc propo:i;-ty of one i:.nold t\oses. i , . . . ~ .. T'.i10 :cocord of tho tricl court sllofrn 'Cla t th.o· -uccu.sod . . . persons :f'irst cppoarcd in ccsurt pn t'.J::a: 14/8/90. SubsJqv.ontly tho ca.so was mentioned .on. :tho 28/6/9~ 9 i2/7/90; 23/7/90 cii1d it nae sot for h0aru1t; on· tho 6/8/90. Tho oc7J.cch.iJ.cd · hoe.ring flopped bocauso tllo complainent dof2..ul 1cd itt r1p;pcai'a..nco dosr,i to tho fact t\e.:t ho I • he.d bacn duly scrv·:-,d.e Hearing t-ra.s t:1on fixod on tho 9/8/90 11hon th0 compldnant ts cvidonco w:as rocordode T'.ioro boing no ot::.wr wi tncss in a.tto11dz.j:1cc, tho trial was ciaknod. to the 23/8/90 for dontinua:iion. ✓ -n no wi tnossos, U-j;>:?ocrcd on tho 23/8/90 oo tho· 1 . 1caso was adjov.rncd to tl16-.J79/90 fo:' hoa.ringJ on the said da to the oaso uas a.c!jomod yet a{;ain aftol' the public prosooutor told tho· court thet bo roma.ining w-;. tncsa, a pplico offiopr hac:;. boon ,, assigned other duties. Tho court t:1.()11 Bot tho 'case for hoe1'ing on· the 10/9/90. , •I • On th.c 10/9/90 tb.G rou1t"0.n.i.;.1g ,h tin_oso dcf t:.ul t,)cl. :i.11 appearing " . . .. . so t~J.:") trial ma.g1.Btrt. to. d41!4,1[3scd ,:the ohdgo under section 222 of tho Crimiru;,l ,P:r;-oodo.urc .Act· thorcby aoqt.\i tti11g t.i.o accused po:csons. •

.. 2 - Tho Dir:)ctor of PubJ.io Pros::iot.1.t,iop.q iTf.>S ag@"icvod by tb.c d.:lsmissal .... ,.,_ ... setting ar::!ido of t;,::l diemi..c:iso.orco.;-, Mrs. i:JUllk.....Xi ·losrnod i3to,to ,.:..ttornoy submi ttcc1. ·t:1.at the loarnod trial ma.g:istra,to,,.prrod· :i.;1 dismissing tho c'.1r[.,'C undo:;- soction 222 (?f the Criminal ·;~~coc1.1.,xc ii.ci_t·,/t'985 because JJ.o la1cw t1at tic pro8Jouto:i-\i"'.'.'s Hr cour;t. 1;0. 3 as doponcd in tho a:Cfidavi t of l\iolorJ :5abai.Sho a:r,c;ucd _ fo.8,t .. tlib'. •trial magio"t:.:-,to applied :1is diEcrct:Lon under 2oct:Lo11 222-, qf,: the f.·C'ioinal Pi-ocodurc ' . - " .. · -'." ·-•·· Lot unjudiciously oo t1.1c dimnissnl or<lor ·ahould bo quash.ca., set '. ::•.'... . ' >j asido cl.J.ld e, trial d,f ndvo drdorod. ·-- ,' ,. !• .. Mr. lobulu learned advoc2t6 for t!10 ·first roo,'Jond.011t ··:.,'.. . ... submi ttcd that tho r,ppoal should bo cl..i.sallou·od because t:,.c trial court properly dismissocl tho c>.2.rgc undo.r section 222 of 'illc Crimin~.! Procedure .. ot. ·Iie ci tcrl the cnsu of Ropublio ·vorsus Mwi ta Nyagi timo 1982"TIR 317 in whiqh t.10 High Co1.t uphold tJ10 ti-ial ine.-r:,iotra.to-i s dismism:J. of tlH}I cha+go u;.10.01· ooction 205 o_f tho t~:cn 0rim.i.i1al · Proco!iuro Goe.a, Cap. 20 of t'.10 H.cv:i.sod •. ·· • . . •• • • 1.• of T!;.l1f;,a. kv. on tho €,TOtU1d. : t:.:-.n. t t710 publi o pro soc u.tor hc:d fo.ilo_d ~ bring t'!1::i police file on sc.:voral occe,soions and 1Jy 30 doi11g' f;ustratcc.'!.. · cou.rt process. ·,:· Gct:i.011 22l',"lof•.ltlio Crimin2..l Proc...:.c1:urc ;le'\ orir,1,1oworO UC trial court· to cliotl1:i:°s~ ··'the cl1o..re,~ c..ncl v..cqui t tho accusoci '4},)0l'l . ,. . ·tho 11on-€1.ppoare.11ce of the complcint. In t1.;i.o_ pr?fnt: cane_ tho complri.inc..nt hc'il. 2.J..ro1:1.ily given cvicJo;.lcc, tho p1qlcm rovolvocl on tho ·romcining vd tnc::m, a police officer w:iJ.o was roportocl to have otli:-;r prossi;,1g ID2.°itors in COlTt }.i;"o;, 3. · ¥.II'. i.--0bulu..c:.re:;1.1od that tho trial ma.{;sir.rtr2,.tc was ompowcrocl to c::Lamiss tb.0 ohz.rgv t1d.cr S'J0°iion 222 or 230 after ruling thnt t:iw e.couscd persons h<1Cl no case. to. answer. ·· ' r:. ~ .. :,.' '\ · ... I It io t.l(; :cl,nriid-jd view . of t?.io c:ourt t!ia.t t..G J.ong 2.6 t:1oro wa.s rxt'oof of i,;icirvi:Co on lC 3,_Gi1k".l.ining wi. tl1cs·A t:, tritlJ. oourt had ",ho discretion -\a di.P,Il'ioo 1:io case no-. unctcr aoc"lion c::c::2: out dor · •• P • ,-.:. ' fF ' . r , ' I,, . -· . . 1;·• ~ ·6ctions 230 or 225 (5) of ho Crimiru-,1 Pro.ccduro Godo. T.'10 trial court, 11d t:lc ::rubstc:.11ti power of o.:i.srnissi1 t:10 oc:,oo pcc;:;:,uno t).10 xomeil'ling wi tncsz·, 2.· police offioo:c, had n.lrJady d_cf?,v.l~d ~rice. ....

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• 3 WJ1cnov0r n r:i. tnonc: finds himz'.)lf' o;.1tc:.11 6 lcd in othor mettcrs on tho dt>,y ho )1as to appc:a.r in cot"Tt ho must communicr. 'ic 1rl th tho mastr£1.tc rJo t'cat a time convenient to t..o court, to ti10 ot1:::r part:i,cs aJ.,.::'. to hims0lf is sot so ii1at o hearing 02.11 proceed as schoclulocl, Tl.,c.t must b) : c:.9n~ to ·c.void protre.ctocl. procoodingo w:1icl1 f,j_"'O coi:::tly in tcrr.1s of time, monoy ru1cl.. 1- officccy. For th.'.;, 2;."boyo roasons t:{o u:ppor,l is dismissed. It is so ordcr·:.,d • ::J.JIT .lllThTUO JTJDGE 16/9/91 1-.. t /.rusha. this 16/9/91 /.,ppollc:m~: :Mr. Mwdmu 1 Stc.1 to l:..ttorncy .Rospondonts 1tix. lobulu for c;..:_( , ~ " /~ ... -,. : : ..!1.W ... lJ11 J1JDGJ 16/9/1991 EID1/SlS :, -,