Peter s/o Mgaya vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 167 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2408 (14 August 1991)

' I ~ 1..T 1Ll.lYA . "' C · · 1 /: .. l·Io 16'7 ho High Court rm1ua nppea! • ~ . a .Dri.11.inal Criminal Cane Hoo 27 /.H) of Hj 0-..11?. ,,;:Ji_.-ici Court at Njomb1c-;, Pe,ta:-:- Mana.se- ;aya, a wa.tc.bm,.1J:1 err-ployed ·l,y TJ.J.ftSC.(;; Uwemba ·re;orted to duty on 8/2/90 0 Ee was handed over fo. pfa(,.=, ;,_;J wri i,.ng by P" W II Sylve~-ter Mwalongo. · The bock · oi b sx.dir.g over was t-euu.re,1 i.n court 11;1 .illxhi bit P2<> J_n the morning of 9/2/90 whim foJioll cam, to take ov·ex he found a lot of oil, nuts and bolts spread under- a motor Yi:•i::it,lA. TX 7291., ko ti!., II 1.•efused ·i;o take over the plati0 and went and reported the matt.er to t-he watc!lman incha.:r.ge, P;,'loIIIo W'.aen they returned to thf! an<! an . place they found the gear bo:x: 7 .L,.l_n.;{,H,tor punp removed from the vehicle and stoleno . ' On being interro(i,ated by the watcbman i.n.-,charge, the Ward Secretary and the police the appellant admitted to have helped the origin..1,l 2nd accused Gody Fdigar Wiwanyika and another to steal the spa:re on. a promise thaL the appellant ··:-uJd .)<' .,.-••:,n oa:o;'..-..- Upon this ovid.enoe t.he apellant was found guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonmerito Re ap?eal.e against both conviction and sentence., -·· as taken. without proper cautionp the t\ppellan•; confe.ssed bef:o:re even the watobnait ;:in-charge and the Wa1·d Seoretary ,f hi.s participation in the ·thefto 1'here is nlso overwhelm:inc; c.i.rcums-ancial evidence t.-ha.t he p1:...ticipated fn the theft as the ·area was fenced and gated :ind ho waa· the on.e guardiag it,, This apal it-i therfo:t'e disn:d.sse<lo The trial court erred also 'in. orderi-i1t that the solen property or its value be r_ePrned Gfte.~ the :ippellaut completes his jai 1 tenno 'l'b.e returnin~ of J --- -~~, the,,,s't>:,let\ :"!'rONJ'.'1:V · eh,1illd bE immediateo · 'Ihe compesation orde;- is therefor.e changd .· ,; / (, . - _, ,,., , ' ,,. to .read fo-t the .r..:;ci1sec:. refund the value of t:e property which hM not been recovered :'./ <\ / .· .· -, \ ·; !''ib'rnedH.tcly-' i.1C,stec~,,.. 1 H 11 aft0r S>?.rv:i . .G.g the s-?atence" 0 J-