Nyarandu Nyambuya vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 24 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2427 (10 September 1991)

LT DODOMJ. CRJJ1INJ.L lPPJ:1:L NO. 24 OF 1990 (From tho decision of tho District Court of Manyoni at Manyoni in Crirnine,J. Caso No. 46 of 1990) 1ru.n1JIDJ NYJJ-1BUYJ.s ••• 0 ... - •••••••••••• J.JTTI:LLJJTT Versus T"..E REFCGLJC ~ ........................ R1JS:F0IID:}lJT JUDGMZNT The a.:;_,}:x=,llant Uya.randu s/ o Hyambuya was convict0d on his ovm plea of guilty for tho offence of l:<l.ing in unauthorised posooosim of firearms eontrary to s. 59 (2) a,nd paragTaph 21 of tho First Schedule of tho :i!Jconomic and Organised Crime Control Let No. 13 of .. 1984 as araondod by J .. ct Mo. 10 of 1989. T',10 particulars of tho allo 0 "Cd offonoo stated that on_5th day of September 19D9 at about 10.40 a.r11. at Makutupora villn.L;c, in Manyoni ;District, tho appellant uas found in tmauthoriscd possession of ono muzzle loading e,U+1 namely.: a 1 joborc '• Ro wa0 ::;entonced to tho alleged. proscribed minimum acntonoo of seven yoa:rs imprisonment. Ho is now appoaling against conviction al1d sentence through_ the servicQs of tho loarnetl. counsel Mr. Mbozi. The Republic resisted the appeal through tho State J .. ttornoy Ur. Mwambo. CoUi.'1.sol for tho appellant had only one 5 Touncl of a::;ipoa1 1 end that was to tho effect tl:at the plea of tho ap}.X)llant was equivocal• I!c said tho :ploa was eq_uivocal because the particulara of the offence which l-rorc read ovor to tho ap!X)llant did not reveal all tho il1&r0dionts of tho offence with which ho we.s charged with. Counsel said that tho particulars of tho offence should ha..ve quoted the previsions of tho .lnns and f.mmuni tian Ord. Cap. 223. J.nd he was of tho view that tho irrogulari ty did occasion a, mfocarrie,gc of justice. Mr. Mwai.i1bo for the Republic conceded that -;hate was the irrogul.ari "by montj_onod but the.,t it did not occasion a □ iscnrriago of jurJtico. I also concede that t;10 particulars of tho ,offence did not conte.in m1fficiot l)a.rticulnrs for tho offence with -which ap].Xlllant Wac charged. T',10 :particule:rs of tho offmfoo should have ci tad the provisiono of tho J..:rm::i a.11d J-.mmuni tio11 Ordinance Cap. 223 which the appollant had contravened. Ilowovor that much said, I.have no illuoion whatsovor that this irregularity did not occasion any miocarrieGD of justice. llio only issue at tho trial was as to whother tho appollant had. a liconco or permit to ontitlo him to handle a firearm. Ho answered that: pcrmi t·. ' 'I ponsoss & firoa.r@ without a liconoo or

. . = 2 = For sure ho understood tho ossonco of tho ingredients of the offence ho was chargod wi. th and did unoquivoca.lly plead guilty to the offenco. Ei thor he • had a licence or not; That was qui to easy to u11dorste.ncl .ovon for an illitorato person. Tb.oroforo I find that tho ap]Xlal ag~ll18t conviction is bankrupt of merit. ds ~to . ~ liJJ rogar sentence I . .t21at tho. trial ma.::,,.5_stra v..; sontonocd the ..... ap]X)llant to tho minimum sontonco tu'1u.or s. 5 (g) of tho M:ln:l.mum Sontcncoo J..ct No. 1/1972 as cU11Cl1d.od by let Ho. 10/1989. On roflooticn I find that such . , course of action of invoking ho. Minimum Scntoncos Let, is permissible undor s. 59 ( 1) of the ::3Jconomic a..'1cl Organised Crimo Control 1..ot Ho. 13/ 1984. C0Ul1sol for the appellant Mr. Mbozi he,d no contrary viowo. Thd:rofore tho prqacr::1.bod mi.nj_mum sentence of seven yca:rs imprisoru:1011t fa l1oro by ondorsocl. J.. wore\ about tho orc!.or me.do by tho··trial magi □ trc.to to tho affect tt:at _ 1 -t.he muzzle - loading gun ·be d.ostroyod· 1 o Both counsels wore of tho vi6w 1,t tho orcl.or was illegal. I aGTOoe What tho trial me,gistrc.to should hc',.VO done •, was to 9rdor tho said muzzle - loading gui.1 to bo for:(oitcd to tho govcrD.mont. 'llio .destruction of a gun servos· no useful purpose 1d thcroforo tho saic':. ordo cannot_ got an imprimatur from tb.e hand of this au 6 ust Court. :Be that o.s it nay, fao UJ,)i):ial is dii:missocl in. i to entirety. Tho ardor to destroy tho muzzle - loe.c1in3 1.5Ul1 is sot aside, and :there is substj_iutocl th f , forfoitingt, t th · t Or' d" ,., orco an or,:.i.or __ ,.. . .· .iJ.O Ga.mo o , o 3'()Vorcn '.' CiOr accor 111g...y.

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