Khalifa Saidi vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 211 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2424 (9 September 1991)

• ,, \ \ - } ' \ ' ... . \ • 'ft • ~ '· Co. u.t "' b~'-- -. ~ --·i.i --- IN ffl] BI 00 JCu..'i'r 01 'i4HW!IL AT .All05HA -- ~ ■ 9 ■ I 4 L I f11 W :4ll:J:·~,1fm Jmll§WITIOli !J}qI £.OW'l aRpIINl..L ;'# No 1 • '(+Y,12_20 (0/P MIJC1 (,".ID PL. No.·74/90) o¥0!l4k.SJ;;tJ o411 Ne, &J> .Pr,, ~81 OF ~.LP ~;I3TB..'"C71' COUlT ~ MBULU D!f;TRIO'l' AT l::»U,LU DOllE 2vmgq: ??,• a I,U.GitiT!"tLT:J JV?-!i:.(iTa.5 • -;!If , . - KJJ..LIFA J/Jl>I. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .1J:P'JJJ.J..J.1fr Vere\18 'l,'lt:l !UIPtJ.BL..10••••••.-.•••••••••• R.:SPOND:JNT J:UDOM.E 'l1he •arp the ettbjact of this ap}?cs.l ,;-Jhioh was f'int filed in • d.1011.'ff>.! oouirt at J.!bulu agμnst 'the aooused, JlOU the appellr.nt 1 Qno .lOla.lifJl. s/r, Saidi, oocW 13i0l,t (8) divers ta o:l f:DeA;lulont .t mtixiG and ot stealing oy sGJ.19811-C all 4f ' which aro under tho Penal OodG, • 16• _L.t thG end o! the trial 1 the al sclx>N.i,na;ct «>Ul't oonvioted. the appellant q11 onq four cowta all of which al'O in l'GfJll001i o'f th ~ solftlft -4/-. 271 * 26, of' he P o, Cap.16. Tllo foUL' counts i11 uhich the - appellant ,ras 0011V10"t1cd a:l'O counte . 2 in roGJ.)0 ~ ~ot:t -o:t ~~ au. 1'J9f-. 90 No, 5 ~ t c.t thctt of oaah Shse 3039/,., ·· ,_ · .. . .f . . .. Count?To. § in respqot of t of OasA Shs. 13 1 35o/• and count No. 1· ~ epooi -f thdt 9t cash abs. 3050/ •• T'.J.G monoy in :ro·spoot of thOfJO ~ oo~~ is tllo p1-operty of lU,f, Va.J.lol' ;ti 'lhion (IcrV;qV} ro -_ep~~• omplofOl' .and 1-rhioh money is allo to hava. lllQ in his J)OBBOasj.on by virtuo of his oaployment. · 'I . i Tho t'l'ial OOUL'l passed th follo·di1.; sontm100s on tho . . ~ ; . . .. a.ppell~~' On i, ,, qth 1d 7th oo,-rnts tho a.ppola.nt wa.s sei1t0110Q(). ~~ throo (), ? (3), fivq (5) ancl throo (3) ycus impriaonr4011f·ro$fpivol7. 'rho aantoncos wore ol.'<lorod to i,m oonOUi.TOntl.1• • tho apJ,l9llM:t 'lras $iVOn a. au.bntanUvo sontonoQ ot· tivo c")Mfs~~~t~ ~ t~ further piuorod to. pq She. 21 1 409/• .. componpan to s o;nplr (RIV.'...CU) b,cing tho total aaoun\ of ' ~ csh. aJ,;lomld to a.vo boo" ,.rolon by tho appellant_ in all the tour counts td. ~ '17hi9 ~Q waa Q<?nviotod. !l.b.o appollcnt ltas ovod. ,4th ,_ . ·, ~ ' tho uaC?lo 4ooisin Qf tho trl.9,l subol'to ~~t• honco this a.pp• -'- : . . ' . . ,. • •••• /2 Mr. X:lnabo, ••• -. \ or,"• I I ~

I / 'Mr,; Kina.be:· lcal"llod :w::roce.to !' 1· .,i.:'ou0,. -:ic. •.,. ~ appellant on a}?J.)Oal 1 wllilo Mr. liwaimu! loa.i:-11od State 1ttor1cy~ a.:ppoe.rod for tho Rcpblic/ropond.ont. I 'Sho·vJ.d q_t1ickl:; no-o j:hat:, afto:- r-::J;: 1 .ng a long l'oply in vo:wmont opposition to tho a::)poc~ .. ~ :·.t:-~ Eu.:-.:'.:--·1.-1. :.1ad second thot'&lts· in tho ovon·t· of 1-ib.ich ho ul t: 1 .raatoJ.y r.,1.'.:lt,mbod to tho a.J.)poal on a vi ta.l lor.;ral o:;:-1:.m:- '!fa:-; -::::..,:; tri2.J. ;-.,,=.-,'.::,istJc:.tc commi ttod in the trial nllorcby ho :->,d:·,:'t,~c-.·. p:'.U.i cf 0:;:-;;.:/.:.;,'.'. ::)C'lLncnta.ry • " .i.. • ' t,,. . · ..... · . ' . · ·/ 11 t 1 , ... OVJ.G.c::.100 UJ.)Oll Will.CJ.'}. .:..,,0 0'.;l'rv.1.0 L-:·.r:·-- 0):· ··,no :,·:::m .. 1.;;10;•. a}?]?O e.n so o.., dcpoudod. Those documents r::2_r, ~:-' ,, :0 -.::·'.::'.11i;· c1001.:rno:r13, na.moly sales rocc11,ts and be..'11c oaying-,in-slips 1011. 1i.2ich the all,on1ts in the four oounts on nh.i.ch the appoDz.~r'.; ~-v.; co11v:.c·~od wm:-0 :.:-ocoivod ,•.nd paid rospcctivclj'.°• _ I,!r. Mwaimu ed.mi ttcd that those (.om.1.Donts -nhich a.re . o6pios ucro not tendered. :i.n cv-j_dcnco in conpi:i.c..lico with tho Oftlldat_ory prvisions of scct:i.Ol'lG GG an&." 67 c? tl:;:)· Tai1zenia. mdonco Aot 1 1967 • Those sections pro-n.dc £:.O f olJ.ow·s s- · , 11 8.66 ,Documents must bo p:rov-6d by prime..:y o·rldonco occpt ilt the ce.scs h81cin:tl'·er m:mUono(.•-" 11 s •. 67 (1) aoconde.ry evidence riay be gi.von of the cnstcncc~ condition or contents of~ docur..10nt 111 tho- following ·oescs :- . • . I ·(a) ·when the original io sotm or appears to bo in-the pooscssion or power of - (i) the person a.;cJ.inst whom the ciocur.1011t is soudlt:to bo proved§ or 0 d 0 f ·(ii) a poroo11· out of ·roach of r or not rrLfojoct to, the poccss of thQ cotirt; or (iii) a person ·10 0 tl'.1.y botm.d to produce it, and uhon, e-J'tor t!1c notico specified. in section 6~, m:~cb. person docs not }.)l'ocluco it g)------ Tho provisions of accti·on 67 (1) (a). to. (g} ,ero inolusivo and B.Xo rolovant. Those· pro ► viriions lu:,d not been oompllod with prior to tho trie.l court. ci,dni tting° in ovidonco copies of tho original cash receipts and bank paying-:in-olips whioli for ._p1.lt'posos of section 67 of tb.c Tanzania. :Jvidonco · l:.ct, 67 aro soco1~~y c ► vidonoo •. . ! I •••• /3 ~~;:i.rt from ••••

3 -· Apart.. fr.oi:1 li.l:'• MweJ.w c.oncodine: to the app~ -,n account of thG improper e,0.miasion of aocondaz,y ovidonoo, yot it ia l'>OJ:tino_nt j.n .tho JJ.taroat of jtt.'3tioo -to oonsidozt !'.Ir. lCibo •a Ai>qiaeions 012,,B.Pl)O.• · Mre KinabQ ttQ,'1- that tA ®poll-Mt h'14 a.on e.ppo.i.ntQd as r. ..,.gk?Gpoa,, an roood olo:L'k. as l)O:t' (;)X.tibit lll t.mioh is. his 1.-.,<Gt ~~;. lt2:• 1';\nelx> tl;"~ '1.M\t. th0r0 we.a no oV,.4onoo ta J:1:i'OVO · boi10t.1d all :i.-oasonahlo C.ou'b; that tho a.pp<>l3. W \mmr r.s..lt~ q 4utiQG ot ~ ?-! ·c;;l •~ tt$hi.-1a a.~ a1wp tho proceeds of 1-rhich aro all_o0 oc1. to havo -~ ◄ aln,r-~ ~ aplla.nt •. Mr. K:Lno.bo urgod th€-t tho nveJ.le.blo mo ~ . ·- 00 il/a/8~ :t}lo a:in>0llr.wt hen.clod OVO:L' hil.l dut.ioo "OGf 111 OM-.., OmW t,l?tfeEi) and tho:roa.f•eir t10 a,ppi;.P,t;n:i, J4%ib.41J$ ihe .iw ol ,- triO~ r-, ~ ~ "'61 ~ 9-!'1)04~ 11114 nt qvor of tho c·l,pollP.nt to Pf., -' w;.a. ~ 4.1\ wd, U~ itJ poi- handiw,QTO» OQIIIWe.t~ ~l:d. . DQ• ~ - . ~ - he.!~~ oi,»Wilat-';o ciihoa ---...--••°" '-• R40t\OO o ~ off Q4lt. c. l>#. uJ.g 1IUG tho ;;eJ.•• .. 1 t ◄ -- 0• m '1,9 p b "1.0,- gwr he-.11t\0d ovo, tho.io -d.v•-..._ tONIIP»1• . .· . *• Kwe.M iib1V u-utl. tho.t tlio oT.1.4cmoo ot n. , • , . -.»t' □ '-•''od. ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~i~~ au~~ e. ,9Ql,Qa lior in tho shop in qupstion 4aml0t ba rt4io.4 ~ booo.uso t.hooo trl. tnossoa a.ro l?orsons wit.b. .- ~~, ,:t \hoir own to sorvo :l.11 this or.so, Thoi:i. ovido1'lco »0quiro1 · ~,....,. .... ~ - "J\ :t-,; . H:1,· Tr.;."i,. .-'b..4~~ ~ ... l_ p&'.._1fue shop suporvi.sor. Ito '!ffl.a ~~blo. :t.o 011sm·o the.t all . rqiw.i.zod from sales ·in tho shop was "uai.1.!:::cd m thin I'Oa.oonablo ~ - · Ro was rosponsi blo for cor.rpairing monies 011 tho daily sales SU1:1m0.ry ~ cash rocoipts and bro'lk pc:,yin@'"'i1X3lips If sh.O111.af,'O wa.a discovc·rod he nae c::..l.)ootod to report tho so.mo imoodi.atcly- to tllo · Coopcre.tivo ,Union Hoadquortors ,.:nd to t:;.o police. Duril:l.g 'iiJ:.,.0 period in quostion PW. 5 never made cXlY such 11cport. . On tho . ooaz-1, .Mr .. 1':i.labo uedt p-;r.5 wa.a initia.Uy held roaibl.0 for t!lo loss of t:10 r.10ncy tho subject of tho ~foe.. iJ:i. th:i.o '0..".0'1 This fact is borne out by tho lotter rt:b-t. D6. wI1i?h ~n-,s ac".cL.,ooao<}. to l'!-T.5 from tho Hcr,dqu..'l.rlors··;f RIVi:.CU. ••••/4 La.et,••• .. ,.

. Lastly-,, iltl;r., ·kine.be submi ttoc'. strongly that tho e.,coo1.111ting doa'um;nts wl;tj,~ uoro tcnclorod in SU:-.9:?0X'- ·of tho char. n t:..O :four -· . ·-:. --~ .. ·... ·- . . . r· . counts 9n 1-hich. tl:.o-· epj_:>oll_;;-;nt: 1ms · corr,J,ictod ro-c all copies, b.01cc tho s2mo· arc sooondnry cv:i.donco. · Those clooti.nonts wore improporly . . edridttod in. evidence in vi.ow of sections 66 ;)l'ld 67 of tho Tei1zs..-ua Dvi.dcnco'.liot; 67 • J.s om-lier on stv,toC: fat thi_s judgment, Mrt Mtraimut loarnod State .t..ttornoy, readily co:ncctlc_c'. to this part of nr. Kinabo *a subtti.asion. Havi11g pro11crly considcr:Jd t:,.e subr.rl.ssions of both counsel in this appco.1 11 I, too, agree thut this C.l)l)Oal has a lot of .merit ruid . -· o.ubaknco. r qui to 2,greo that tao cccon1ting docur.ionts in su)port of tho charge, which documents : .. re copies, wore improperly toz::.dorod &id aclLli ttcd in eviclonco in cooplcto violation of the prov:i.sions of s6ction 66 and 67 of to Tanzani; :Jv.:i.dco Act No •. 6/1967. That, we.s e11 orrpr -wh.ich c,;:J.11ot. bo . cured on 2.p1)0?,l• . Rowoyor; if1 IJY:.yiow, tho-_it.r2I'?Cr admission of tho acoount:i.nS;'-doov.bohts. not.;_ :m.:.thsta.ncling~ I iid not find rolfr,blo · ·- ;~ ' . ovi\oncc· on tl.lctponccuti-onr .. -to. J_)rovo bcj 0 0l:li roasonablo do1.1.bt that, tho apc~.h?t was 2.ssi01_c, tho duties of""a Salos· clork-cum-cishior in tho shop in- question •. · This bong t7.10 case tic pros_ocutio1i failed to prove that it j_s th appellant 2.nC: none other 1-mo stole JG:lO i i;: ' . anounts tho subject of. tl;lc c:Je,l_s-O in tlo four O-Yunts on u!:.ich he was oonvio\ccl •. In the fin2J. al2.jisis, I c.lioir this appeal 111 fts entirety. . . " - / I quash tho conviot:i.ons 2110. set f',siclo t!lo sontenccs. the.t t-roo imposed on_ .tho a1)peJJ.r11t by tho trial suborc1.il1&tc court. I 2.lso sot ad_d. hc_lt:if o ccr;rgonsa.tion in tl.1.e n.;·,10-unt of Sha. 21,409/ which 1~ impo.sod· 'on t:10 E1pollant •. · ' 1.s I· noc that tho appoll2.11t was roloascd .011 bail l)qnc).ing the 4.otcruip..atiorl of this &PP°,al,, I ci.ir_oct that. he- should continue being ct liboty in relation t; L.ppeal aJ.l.owod. t ... .. . ,j,·'· ;-, ( 't' JUDCLJ 8/9/1991 ... ' .. '. :. -'}:•---.-..:.·. ~~ .. ,·:?ii .. . ._ - -, ,. +.;

·, -·- ,, / ,, 5 9/9/1991 Coram; MoD• Nchalla:,,? For L:ppolle.nt - t.JJ:'• Kinabo Advoc2..to For \Republic - Mr. Lt.md:.1. - ;;·G::-.J~) J,..tt-:-cn0.y o.o. lNa Lyaro coua, Judgwont c1cli vcroc1.. in open CO'..:•t at 1.:rusha in the prcsonoo of th:; p2.rtios;J -11is 9th day of Sol)tcmbor: J-99io MDN/SlJ3 /. ,,,.- -\ !' f,/ ' I' : ,, I... ;-l - i . I/. l • ' I . .' -- '-.; . : t ,, .... _.., MoD~~W:L:,:::.d~ .,... -, T) Cf;J :..:...:.:: -· •:..,at 9/9/J.9'9'!. ' J '-r /