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JjJ T"".!:IE IIIG~ OOti-m' OF '1'.AJU:I.A. · --·-• ·-· ·,.. JI! 111-T.&IZA (.Ario'j.11~· fl'Cio tI:o D:wtiiot Cour+. o,-> K~-T:i.n:Jc ct He,udu Crir.~~1.cl JJ.)pocil No. 1~~/90 ·mid Kr.l.:oro, Pr:i,nc:;: · ··;r:urt Orir.1i;.1cl Ccizo lJo. 101- of 1990) IIDLIHOW.i M.Af.[!Kl • .• • • 0 • ••• • • • • ••••••••

JOill~ Sll,413:C 2, MWA $IUJ3I ) VOI'CUD RLSro.:·DEll'T · JUDGEUENT Tl:o two rooponclontsj nm~~ly 1 Jobn S!:n.bi arid _l:IWJDc. S~~:nbi 1 wore joi11tzy ota.rcod in "Icwiob1.1 Prioc..:cy- Court nt Kc.'1.kore ii-it!.: tho offence of ·

poioonil1G a.nioclc contrnlzy' to Ce. 3 (1) (d) of Oap 153 of tho ~~sod Lp.ws~~ '11>.oy woro bot!:. oonviotod oo ohr..r;:;od O.'ld oro~:. of t!:o!J urJJ so;.1tenoed to si'x ·· . no.1tJ-:a iopri □ onno;:it. Tl:.oy oucooor.:fully cppoclod to tho Diotriot Oourt. · In nllcnr.inc tl:o r..ppocJ., .L'-c J.nc::-:nocl. diotriot n['.(;i:::tr!l,to 1old tI:ct J tho ol::n.rc;o no.-:; :10t dtuy -'· _:11.~~cl by tJ.:o tricl occictrnto _ru:i roquirod undor Rulo 20 ( 1) of t:.:c .i.'::::.1:1::.r<J Cot1r-to Orinincl Prooocluro Oodo. Jc00:rdil~~ to tho lccn1od clitltriot nn{;i0trdo thnt wno 2- fu::. nda:.1011.tcl .ir.roculn.r:l.ty · wh:toh vitictecl t;·.o v:rooccdji1e,n in tl.:.o tr}.& oourt. Tho lomrod diotriot nr.cistrc.to olao took tho viow tl:nt tho r.1cttor al:oulcl !1CM> boo11 dool.t wi'il: 'by wcy of a, civil ouit boccuoc tho pnrtioo ):l:"iJ. boon rcoonoilod CfJ to··· ol(lo of oonpon::mtion. Tho iop01--t.:-.nt lc 0 ri.J. quootion in thia nppoc.l is tl"ins wb.ct ro:-o tho conooquonoos of f c-iluro of c,, pr:i.r.1c.ry oourt oc,eiotrcte to cool)ly with tl:.o provioiono of oootion 20 of tho J,rinruzy- CJourto Ol"ini.ncl Procedure Oodo 1 1904? T1..io oootion in quo:Jtion. roo..c1o rJJ :followss- 1120 (1) whoro - ( o.) ••••••••••••••o••••••••••••••••••••••••• . . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• rs.:y po1,.-Jon io brou_;ht before c. court 11mlor nrroot, tho n_::;iatrr.tc □ ?::tnl.l enter tJo fc..ot ll'l t!~~o rociotor.-· --.-f' V.'.o 0ourt rncl., in t),.c onoo of mJ~~ off'::~.:.-·: in rcor,oct of u!1io;1 psl.r.m:ey oourto ::,mro jt.iri □ dic·~ioa, open c oru:ic fi;I.c ond, unlcoa c written ol::.crcc io Di:-.ncd encl 1,ro □ cnt,ocl by c rx,lioo officer, clrag \lP iJlrl pi,·;n n oI·.nrc.,'O wit!::.
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2 · '. ouoh pri..rticulo.xo aJJ a:ro ~~DJJ~~nc.hly nocos □ DJY to identify t1:-.o offonoo or offonoco inclutlin(; tho lcrLT and tl:..o oootion or other divioion thorcof, unclo_r · w;.'.ioh tl:o ooou.'Jod poroon io oh::,It;Dd"• (E.:.lphanio oupplicd). On the fa.co of it, t>., -..:.: ,J p:.·0,rioiono u.lJ];X)o.r to be nmcln.to:cy-. But than; wo l:.avo t;:o o·.{:i.·niiivo oto.tut917 l')rovioio110. ~1000 a.re to . bo found in oootion 37 (2) of tholb:iciotrD.toc' C)ourto .. trti, 1904, whioh io tho :pa.rent of tho l3rinruzy- Oourt(!l O:rininal ~oodu:ro Oodo. .. Tho oqqtion roacJJ:'Js E. "37 - ( 1) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • ~ • .,. •..c • . 40 • • .,, . " I ., .,. • • • •· • .. ·• • , . I -:,._ - n::.- c~ . .c·~ 1 ..... i ~~- .,.s u!, ""' :.,:"·=. 1~~'.J ·(! •a J .r ,:..,.i'1t jr..;u,.,·'"~(~I :.;-.11• .rr. (2) lro ~~1.ooioion o:r o~~or of n l)rin.~ court or o. diotriot oourl ahDll bo DJ. torod on· C.l)l)Oal · or rovioion on uocount of ruw=or.ror, oni"o □ io11 . ' or· ir.roGUl,arity ~~t:tho ooop~~r.::ilnt 1 ffi\Y pro~~oaJJ oLc.r, B• in tli..o prooo, .. b..p..;t'o:r:q -~~-~ clur~e;; _ -t110 ~-,.~~nG, or in ~uoh·' d.6.6:i.oio!l o.; _ orclor or ' . . . . .... • .. ~ " .· on o.ooount of tl:o inpro1Jor od.r.liooioa · or · or· . rojootion of 01:zy- ovicla..'1.oo, unlcoo ouoh orror, ooir.;ciori or·· ir:roQ,tlprit;r ox: inp:ropor .adoicoion or .roj,oo,tipn o_f oviqcn_oo J.".oo in foot ooot1.oionod c foiluro o:f' juotioo"~ (~~pi~~ii:J. oup1'1iocl). Thero 1:-.r.vt 1 , :'.il 0011flio.,ui.11c; dooio-iono on thio lX>:int in Ea.ct J:t'rioa. I11 ·t1.:,o c~~ 0:t' Ko:inp1.19 ?ibiti. ~ R~~ (1:9~1) 24 nR, Po.rt 11, 130, tho Supro1:10 Court of .Ko11yo. !lold tho.t. nn irroe,"l.tlor.i. ty in fcl.luro to frcr.10, :a 9ho.rG'O oould ho.rdly bo acid to hr..w o.o~p:iionod El fail.Ul'O of juotioo. In tho.t caoo • oourt, .howovor, iJ.1 t):o oop.o of R. V. T.:-.obut;i.zc ,. ·. •. , :, . .. . .'· :·--,n!I. . . . . ·. . , .. (1950) -Ee.At 212,· it nao hold thnt o. f9mol ~~1n.r.30 io of t~~:.o 03oonoo of o,rir.1:innl proooduro l.ll"ld tl:c.t tho failure of tho ooeictrnto to dratr U:p and oicn n :f'omal oha.rt1'0 woo o. c1ofoot uhioh ro11d.orod tho tric.l n. nullity. I11 tho cWJo of Rw v Shg.bpni ITLR (R) 6S'j: tho Ilich Court of Tn.J:::cnyika. clc6 held t!-10.t failure to draw up n 1rri tton a.oouontin . Ol'X)Oifyinc C. dofinito G;rinincl offonoo" vroci O dofoot whic].: um not ourablo. To ny nind, ttooo dooioiona c.:ro. ,of vory hiG71 1:iorsuonivo v-1" vcluo., In intorprot:iJ.'lC,' oi;r..tutoo, oourto .. nuot, no far f'~ poaoiblo 1 . "bb_n.r-ii'l rJ:μid, tl-:.o :into~~1tton Of t~~"..O lo:;iolnturo j.n ouioti:o:,;rn :pm:'tic1:tln:r t?ta.tu:bo• To c 1 .J ::-lih.oruioo. 1-rould 9.0 .. to dofoct t1:o ].)UI'f.OOQ . . . ~ . ~ . . . of a. particula.r □ tr..tu:ro«- · ;,: · ·· . ,~ .. o/3

-~ ··' section 37 of the l~~cit:rr 1 tgo ·oQurta_ .Aot nro vo:,w wic:W• 'l?o f.V ' ' . p;i,nd ,tiw.sg );Jl'OV~~sonp woro :.nqndod to'u,)1,-ri"aJi{ tl:.q.t aubstmt:l.ql QWl t,~~ga WP.Q r.41:.iovocl. cnc1 i;μo.1; tool 0 t.iccli-ljioG ohould not bo uaod, 110 1ll1.wa.r'ti i;hi,;1; ~~:p~~Jtq c;ocl• ~~i-., •forocl o~~'-C.I'(;o -irr.o drctm up. I 1f~ ;or.d tq tl:a nl')r,ollct-J.tp, ~~q. ~~ho oci.o,o i:irooc-,d.c,l to :ful~~ tricl, Tho o~~;L;r opiμ:Aon on tho p,p.:ri of ~~l:q qnci:Jt~~c,.~~ci' WC+! to oic,+ '!;ho_ fo~~D.l 9hr41GP, ~ Ill. q.y- vtqw h;q μ thp tYJ.X) f -,rror;: oraoisoior,/qr ~~l'I'OG'4iel'¼:W,1 1 'GhfJ ~~~~~ ;m~~OllRJ.J4 to ~~μ:ro• It omnot bo· 1".;MOnably oa.id tho.t t1:r..t oor.1iqqiqn . . :tA,.too1i 009VJ3~~onod o. fo;i.luro of juotioo, or to 1·.r:wc J;>jqpq · AF oobo.r:rooood tl:a dofc11ooe . l - ' • • ,I now turn to t!:-:.o sooond p::>int ro.iood by tl:o lot:'..Incd 4is.tri.q1i 8!frct.o, thr.t i, ttr.t._ :tl:.o oooplr.ir1D.nt ohould have mo; tui;oq. c1. . ·' . . ' P,;Yg auit inat_ooo.. _of, roo9inc to o~~cl :i!lXl?q9d~~1:?3.,. ~~q~~t -~ 918~ P,pP,9S, n. ~~:r;{lOl'.l,,, _in my op~~ion, is cnti tlod t~ ]?μ-μ iP dotion " . .. . . ' '" ... . •' ~+ +oc;cl noims a:t hio dist:oool in order to onforoo r.is ri;:;)·.t □, So whoro, no - w. tho r>rosont co.oo, fa.eta. dioo3.oso both n. tort ~d o. orioincl of'fcnoo,· it would bo unjuot to tio t'..,o oonplcinmt•o hands•

.,. . ' ·,· llo h.oo_:thp ricl:t to.hoooo, Finolly, I tum to tho norito of t!.::o cppocl.. , lfi th roopoot to •• , •' 'i,/, • • ... ' - ' . 1;h9 fi:rot ~~:pond.ant thord" wr.o fulr.i:i.nctinc oyidanoo 0t-;£1j.n □ t ~~'.in• .. ,.. ...... . . : lTo nc1nittoc1 1:mine cor.mitt~~tt t::o o:i':Jc100 md ,lo .nctucl.ly took . •-•II . I • • ' : •• ;ooo 1:.oci(of onttlo tc; t:~~;.; ·conplr,:i.nl"?llt E'.B oonponac\ti-on~~ ·;, ... ·_., Wii\L ·ro;j~:_t? tl·~~c a?oond 1-'°~~ondon~~, 2:W:3~!'.. Sl•.ci!i, h vi:~ • ?+8 ovidon-00 th~~ l.~~o Pff~~i6ip0tod or nidoc't tho ti:cot n.ppoll~~t . - ~ f~~8 oo~~oission of'Loffonoo! . . . .. ;'r: In the( μpsl.:ot, t!-.o jud";91 of tl:o~~ /iistr~~ot or :in l.'Oqwet ' ' . of thp first rospond~~t is _hereby £>ct ru:ii"clo rnd· t1":r.t qf t~·.o ... J . ,, • • . • • '>- .. ♦ • • ~·' J. ". ·'-·· :prlrin:cy court ~ wall · ~ i to .ol'dcx- of oonpons.C'..tion nro ll.oro9y
. . . •) ~ ' .. . . . ' rostorod, But tho C'..l)IXJ'cl .::cainot tho second .ro;rnordont fcila .' ·.......... . . . :. : ·.' -· -. . ~~-: . . •. , /; . ' . _· nncl oo iμ horcby c.isoii:J'Eiod .. - /d!/~~.J'.'i .//4- 1 ·. -. ' . ' -~ ~~ -~ .. .. . . . ; . •l.1./{l{ft!lt)N 0 • : ~~h • _.• ~~. --• /:1 ,. .; . B; D.:. OillfErA >. ... -·'· JUDGE Thio ~~:ud;;::,nont ahcll- be cortifio~~ to tl:o (Diotriot Oourt, :EEtrinbn, whio!l sl:cll or..w:::o ~ t to.~~? clclivorcd to ~ho :pnrtios. _ ·"'I ~ . • -::'9.· ,. ,4r : iU JD fil:.. . - . . . ... . ..- ~ .. . ', · .13TII :ORPTlliER, 1991 ~ "·/:- .. /., -· ;'/}: ,-,, - . I i l , l 'J, , ,: . 'l!lil:R/14 D ,., lJIHW A ••• -.J • -· • -' " " ~ Ju])GE ,l .. _ .... .r ,:,".. J' .. -...·:·. ,,' ~: : ·"' ... ...

Judgment

JOill~ Sll,413:C 2, MWA $IUJ3I ) VOI'CUD RLSro.:·DEll'T · JUDGEUENT Tl:o two rooponclontsj nm~~ly 1 Jobn S!:n.bi arid _l:IWJDc. S~~:nbi 1 wore joi11tzy ota.rcod in "Icwiob1.1 Prioc..:cy- Court nt Kc.'1.kore ii-it!.: tho offence of ·

poioonil1G a.nioclc contrnlzy' to Ce. 3 (1) (d) of Oap 153 of tho ~~sod Lp.ws~~ '11>.oy woro bot!:. oonviotod oo ohr..r;:;od O.'ld oro~:. of t!:o!J urJJ so;.1tenoed to si'x ·· . no.1tJ-:a iopri □ onno;:it. Tl:.oy oucooor.:fully cppoclod to tho Diotriot Oourt. · In nllcnr.inc tl:o r..ppocJ., .L'-c J.nc::-:nocl. diotriot n['.(;i:::tr!l,to 1old tI:ct J tho ol::n.rc;o no.-:; :10t dtuy -'· _:11.~~cl by tJ.:o tricl occictrnto _ru:i roquirod undor Rulo 20 ( 1) of t:.:c .i.'::::.1:1::.r<J Cot1r-to Orinincl Prooocluro Oodo. Jc00:rdil~~ to tho lccn1od clitltriot nn{;i0trdo thnt wno 2- fu::. nda:.1011.tcl .ir.roculn.r:l.ty · wh:toh vitictecl t;·.o v:rooccdji1e,n in tl.:.o tr}.& oourt. Tho lomrod diotriot nr.cistrc.to olao took tho viow tl:nt tho r.1cttor al:oulcl !1CM> boo11 dool.t wi'il: 'by wcy of a, civil ouit boccuoc tho pnrtioo ):l:"iJ. boon rcoonoilod CfJ to··· ol(lo of oonpon::mtion. Tho iop01--t.:-.nt lc 0 ri.J. quootion in thia nppoc.l is tl"ins wb.ct ro:-o tho conooquonoos of f c-iluro of c,, pr:i.r.1c.ry oourt oc,eiotrcte to cool)ly with tl:.o provioiono of oootion 20 of tho J,rinruzy- CJourto Ol"ini.ncl Procedure Oodo 1 1904? T1..io oootion in quo:Jtion. roo..c1o rJJ :followss- 1120 (1) whoro - ( o.) ••••••••••••••o••••••••••••••••••••••••• . . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• rs.:y po1,.-Jon io brou_;ht before c. court 11mlor nrroot, tho n_::;iatrr.tc □ ?::tnl.l enter tJo fc..ot ll'l t!~~o rociotor.-· --.-f' V.'.o 0ourt rncl., in t),.c onoo of mJ~~ off'::~.:.-·: in rcor,oct of u!1io;1 psl.r.m:ey oourto ::,mro jt.iri □ dic·~ioa, open c oru:ic fi;I.c ond, unlcoa c written ol::.crcc io Di:-.ncd encl 1,ro □ cnt,ocl by c rx,lioo officer, clrag \lP iJlrl pi,·;n n oI·.nrc.,'O wit!::.
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2 · '. ouoh pri..rticulo.xo aJJ a:ro ~~DJJ~~nc.hly nocos □ DJY to identify t1:-.o offonoo or offonoco inclutlin(; tho lcrLT and tl:..o oootion or other divioion thorcof, unclo_r · w;.'.ioh tl:o ooou.'Jod poroon io oh::,It;Dd"• (E.:.lphanio oupplicd). On the fa.co of it, t>., -..:.: ,J p:.·0,rioiono u.lJ];X)o.r to be nmcln.to:cy-. But than; wo l:.avo t;:o o·.{:i.·niiivo oto.tut917 l')rovioio110. ~1000 a.re to . bo found in oootion 37 (2) of tholb:iciotrD.toc' C)ourto .. trti, 1904, whioh io tho :pa.rent of tho l3rinruzy- Oourt(!l O:rininal ~oodu:ro Oodo. .. Tho oqqtion roacJJ:'Js E. "37 - ( 1) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • ~ • .,. •..c • . 40 • • .,, . " I ., .,. • • • •· • .. ·• • , . I -:,._ - n::.- c~ . .c·~ 1 ..... i ~~- .,.s u!, ""' :.,:"·=. 1~~'.J ·(! •a J .r ,:..,.i'1t jr..;u,.,·'"~(~I :.;-.11• .rr. (2) lro ~~1.ooioion o:r o~~or of n l)rin.~ court or o. diotriot oourl ahDll bo DJ. torod on· C.l)l)Oal · or rovioion on uocount of ruw=or.ror, oni"o □ io11 . ' or· ir.roGUl,arity ~~t:tho ooop~~r.::ilnt 1 ffi\Y pro~~oaJJ oLc.r, B• in tli..o prooo, .. b..p..;t'o:r:q -~~-~ clur~e;; _ -t110 ~-,.~~nG, or in ~uoh·' d.6.6:i.oio!l o.; _ orclor or ' . . . . .... • .. ~ " .· on o.ooount of tl:o inpro1Jor od.r.liooioa · or · or· . rojootion of 01:zy- ovicla..'1.oo, unlcoo ouoh orror, ooir.;ciori or·· ir:roQ,tlprit;r ox: inp:ropor .adoicoion or .roj,oo,tipn o_f oviqcn_oo J.".oo in foot ooot1.oionod c foiluro o:f' juotioo"~ (~~pi~~ii:J. oup1'1iocl). Thero 1:-.r.vt 1 , :'.il 0011flio.,ui.11c; dooio-iono on thio lX>:int in Ea.ct J:t'rioa. I11 ·t1.:,o c~~ 0:t' Ko:inp1.19 ?ibiti. ~ R~~ (1:9~1) 24 nR, Po.rt 11, 130, tho Supro1:10 Court of .Ko11yo. !lold tho.t. nn irroe,"l.tlor.i. ty in fcl.luro to frcr.10, :a 9ho.rG'O oould ho.rdly bo acid to hr..w o.o~p:iionod El fail.Ul'O of juotioo. In tho.t caoo • oourt, .howovor, iJ.1 t):o oop.o of R. V. T.:-.obut;i.zc ,. ·. •. , :, . .. . .'· :·--,n!I. . . . . ·. . , .. (1950) -Ee.At 212,· it nao hold thnt o. f9mol ~~1n.r.30 io of t~~:.o 03oonoo of o,rir.1:innl proooduro l.ll"ld tl:c.t tho failure of tho ooeictrnto to dratr U:p and oicn n :f'omal oha.rt1'0 woo o. c1ofoot uhioh ro11d.orod tho tric.l n. nullity. I11 tho cWJo of Rw v Shg.bpni ITLR (R) 6S'j: tho Ilich Court of Tn.J:::cnyika. clc6 held t!-10.t failure to draw up n 1rri tton a.oouontin . Ol'X)Oifyinc C. dofinito G;rinincl offonoo" vroci O dofoot whic].: um not ourablo. To ny nind, ttooo dooioiona c.:ro. ,of vory hiG71 1:iorsuonivo v-1" vcluo., In intorprot:iJ.'lC,' oi;r..tutoo, oourto .. nuot, no far f'~ poaoiblo 1 . "bb_n.r-ii'l rJ:μid, tl-:.o :into~~1tton Of t~~"..O lo:;iolnturo j.n ouioti:o:,;rn :pm:'tic1:tln:r t?ta.tu:bo• To c 1 .J ::-lih.oruioo. 1-rould 9.0 .. to dofoct t1:o ].)UI'f.OOQ . . . ~ . ~ . . . of a. particula.r □ tr..tu:ro«- · ;,: · ·· . ,~ .. o/3

.,. . ' ·,· llo h.oo_:thp ricl:t to.hoooo, Finolly, I tum to tho norito of t!.::o cppocl.. , lfi th roopoot to •• , •' 'i,/, • • ... ' - ' . 1;h9 fi:rot ~~:pond.ant thord" wr.o fulr.i:i.nctinc oyidanoo 0t-;£1j.n □ t ~~'.in• .. ,.. ...... . . : lTo nc1nittoc1 1:mine cor.mitt~~tt t::o o:i':Jc100 md ,lo .nctucl.ly took . •-•II . I • • ' : •• ;ooo 1:.oci(of onttlo tc; t:~~;.; ·conplr,:i.nl"?llt E'.B oonponac\ti-on~~ ·;, ... ·_., Wii\L ·ro;j~:_t? tl·~~c a?oond 1-'°~~ondon~~, 2:W:3~!'.. Sl•.ci!i, h vi:~ • ?+8 ovidon-00 th~~ l.~~o Pff~~i6ip0tod or nidoc't tho ti:cot n.ppoll~~t . - ~ f~~8 oo~~oission of'Loffonoo! . . . .. ;'r: In the( μpsl.:ot, t!-.o jud";91 of tl:o~~ /iistr~~ot or :in l.'Oqwet ' ' . of thp first rospond~~t is _hereby £>ct ru:ii"clo rnd· t1":r.t qf t~·.o ... J . ,, • • . • • '>- .. ♦ • • ~·' J. ". ·'-·· :prlrin:cy court ~ wall · ~ i to .ol'dcx- of oonpons.C'..tion nro ll.oro9y
. . . •) ~ ' .. . . . ' rostorod, But tho C'..l)IXJ'cl .::cainot tho second .ro;rnordont fcila .' ·.......... . . . :. : ·.' -· -. . ~~-: . . •. , /; . ' . _· nncl oo iμ horcby c.isoii:J'Eiod .. - /d!/~~.J'.'i .//4- 1 ·. -. ' . ' -~ ~~ -~ .. .. . . . ; . •l.1./{l{ft!lt)N 0 • : ~~h • _.• ~~. --• /:1 ,. .; . B; D.:. OillfErA >. ... -·'· JUDGE Thio ~~:ud;;::,nont ahcll- be cortifio~~ to tl:o (Diotriot Oourt, :EEtrinbn, whio!l sl:cll or..w:::o ~ t to.~~? clclivorcd to ~ho :pnrtios. _ ·"'I ~ . • -::'9.· ,. ,4r : iU JD fil:.. . - . . . ... . ..- ~ .. . ', · .13TII :ORPTlliER, 1991 ~ "·/:- .. /., -· ;'/}: ,-,, - . I i l , l 'J, , ,: . 'l!lil:R/14 D ,., lJIHW A ••• -.J • -· • -' " " ~ Ju])GE ,l .. _ .... .r ,:,".. J' .. -...·:·. ,,' ~: : ·"' ... ...

Mulingwa Mayeka vs John Shabi and Another (PC Criminal Appeal No. 47 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2429 (13 September 1991)

Judgment

Discussion

Mulingwa Mayeka vs John Shabi and Another (PC Criminal Appeal No. 47 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2429 (13 September 1991)

Judgment

Discussion