J. N. vs Director of Public Prosecutions (Misc Criminal Cause No 14 of 1991) [1991] TZHC 2133 (7 August 1991)

HISCLLiJt::;OUS CJEIIi:LL C~~USE lJOo 14 OF c .. ncl vc:rsus MSUMI,. J:- of Ilaln-, r,pplic:-:1t rm-:. throe o·;;::.cz· })crson □ c'.'..J:'e join Uy &.c..rcct:. ui JJ.:-. 1 inter c.lio., 1:icinc; in t'.11:..2".i:ful possc0::;ion o:Z :c'ixcnxi.1 r.n:.. n;x.1m1i•;;io:1s. This offence is atc.tuJi:o:d!.,r no·i; ),,ilr:.blc. I.Ioucvc:r, ·i;...i.c lc".rnc:.:. cotm.ocl :fo:r J6c 2..pplicr.,nt is urc;inc -:.H3 coLi.rt to invoke i•ts :i.a.'.1crciY'ii power 011 the co:;ro1r;;io11 tho.t the 2.llocUon 0011::ino.'. in tho pc..;:'ticnl,.:i:8 of t)10 o:ffcncc: is l~ :-.1c:i:'o t11uric2tion ◄- I11 support of t:'.is co11fontio11 ·f:-,.c •wiic of the pplicc:n·i; .:).ns sworn ·011 c.ffic!r,"vi.t C..aposin:: t).:.;:::;; ,;;; -::.c allc:-;c,:'. tiw :_if -;;:..10 couaission c: -'.;:.""e: d':.:cncc n,pplicru:1-'ii Wn.s ct thciI" l:o~:Gc c:1·:.. not i;1 To:roli, Tcr.1e!ro whore t!1s o:Z:cm:cc a sicl .,c;o 1::>.c:.vc "bocn co.r:1:,1i t-'i;oC:. i:!10 ,:u'ficlr:.vi t f2,j;tl1c:r £1.,SScrts thd, 2,J 1 plic:·:.rt 1rr,s i11 f2.ct noJ.; f ouni.l in posscJaio1 o:Z ·lill,c n.lloc:e.: pi:::ri;ol nnLl e:.-:i.:RU: i tim1.f:l. 'l::-1.c l0t'l'l1C(1. counsel for t:!.10 <1-!)1:licor;; Sl} .. x:1itfo:::. ·i;ll,·i; t).is··is 2. clc2.r ,.3c o:.: ;:1isr:r,;c of poucr 1;y .1c police n.t -i;Jic :.'..ot::i.1cnt of n.n iru100011·;; ci tizcn, .t>o: .cc no·;i -:.):c:rk.;.1cli1r; the proV:ision of occ·ioa 111(0 (5) of .,.;he C:rL1i:.1cl Proco .1.,i.ro Ac- 1;:.uch ::10 .. kcs tho offence no-i; bci.lr,';lo -t.:.ic cour-'i; s::wdcl i:.rvokc its i.ili.c:ccnt pcmc:i..' ·to. provont Attrnc-::i"v"c 00 it :.w,JT o.;.:,pcn..: ·;;o S'.)UJ.1c, t.hu 2r:r,;.1011-t o:: t::io lcn.rno~: coiu1scl is, ni th rcs:.-cc·;;, ;.1o·i; tcnn~)lo. S.'.i.o:c·i; o1 2:.:..juw.0° H:v_; 0..1 -\c m,.::)s·iir.l1cc of ·i;hc prosecution cc.::H.: I .cw.1:aot iar.'.:;inc ):.o~·T -c:.ic c..p;_,lic:u .. t 's r..JJ.c(;:;:io:.:i. cn:.1 l:1 St.".S.,v.:-3-c"\ Tiac is yet ·:;o co;Jo 1:.'.10.1 t:.ic oou:..,t uill -,o require.'. -'co sc:C-i-':;;i:..i3c the cvi.~.c:acc in support o:c ·:;:'.:.c )J.'osccution cr-.so,. prcs<.:nt l)c a.tteckcC .. 0:1 -\c :Zor;:1 n.nc1. pro1Jc.ri!);cio:1 of ·ii:1c c.':.r.xc;c ,..;,:~~ ao•;; on tho vcr.:.ci •l,.7 of tho cvi.1.c:1ci:.: i:i-~c:1 ~o,1. to :o ,.,'. ·::cc.·. in oupi,o::t :,f i ·i;.

• 2 il.c1.ai Mod.l.7 cot-1..rts have ili.:ol'o:.1-l; power in a,C.,.liUon .,rn those co11fcrrcc1. As custodic11 cf ju.sticc courts sllou.l(L no·~ :.:'incl thcmsolvoa in a si tu.a:i;ioj_2 in 1r::ioh thoy t.rc rn1c'.;lo to act in .,ilio cn.:J.r.;.1ocr:1011·i; of jusUco · for lack of s.,.;c/.;uto1•: rac.nda.to. Ia st.tc.'1 si tuntion courts s~:oulC::. invoke its. inherent pouc:.:- .,.;o l):rovcnt niscu-:rir, 1 ·c r,f justice. ITowovc:r, I nm of tho :respectful 'Vi01r ·i;l;!.c .. t su.ch power c:.-:rn10· 1,o invokcc: to frt-..sfa•r·.:o spocifio provisions of •;;;.i.c J.J. Thus in ·:;].10 prcocn.,i; cc.so se:'ction U,.8 (5) of tho Cri.:u.nal P.rocc:'..uro i\ct prohi ".Jits .,.;he urct11tint; of boil to ooct.1soc"!. c:.ui.rcocl with unlt:tlr.fol l)Osscr.;3ion of fi.rc,J.'!,1s. Unless it is tloclcoc.':. unconsti tuticnrJ. 1 . this prov:isioa of ·ii:.1.c law r.iust 1Jc oafoxcocl. All in ail -:.uo c.pplic.::.tio1-:. on.;.lj,1.o·J; ~::,c sustained., lk..i.l is accord.incly :rofu.soci. , . '., t, I • , ... '1 1/ , -L_v..,.,,, ~l6, !IBOM() 7/0/91 For tho o.pplic.:'lrt -)i.;)sont