Nyungula Nkumbi and Others vs Muna Kimu (PC High Court Criminal Appeal No. 2 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2394 (25 July 1991)

. ~ •.• i 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZ:uUA AT SINGIDA APPELLATE JURISDICTION (PC) HIGH COURT CRIMINii.L APPEJu, NO .2 OF 1990 FROM THE DECFlION OF THE DISr_CRICT COURT OF SINGIDA AT ,SINGIDA IN CRTI"IIN,:i.L APPE.:i.L NO. 80 OF 1990. ORIGINAL UTEMINI PRJJJMARY COUR·T CRIMIN,'\L . CASE NO. 300 OF 1988 • 1 .• NYUNGULA NICUMBI 2.NKUMBI NYUNGULA 4 •. :1..LLY NYU1'1GUL1~ 3.MUNli. NYUNGULA •••• ••·• • • •. •·• ••• -,.•.APPELLANTS VERSUS MUN.A KIMU • ~ • • ·• ·• • • • ·• •·• • ~ ~ • • • , ••••• RESPONDENT JUDGMENT MWii.LUS1lliY.ll. · J: ---·· , .... ? \ The four a~)pellants na:.::iely NyuncuJ-a s/o Nkur.1bi( 1st appE;l_ant) "'" -C - '71, ' . Nlruubi s/o Nyunc.,--ulp,(2nc1 a;;ipeliant), Muna:: I? Nyun 0 ula( 3r1 O.Pl;elhlnt) adc.1 ,Ull s/o Nyunc;ula(4th a:Jpellant) were aqu.ittec1 of the offence of .. wilfully cl unlawfully injurin 0 2n aninal c/s 325 of the Penal Cod.!'f q;i -· . __ .,...-s . . ~ ._ .J..,'I!' ·--.--.-:·. •.,. -..:-.., 16 by the _Uteuini Prir..1..u-y ;.,.Court in Sin,;ic1a District. The 'cor:1pfoin·,:i (now rs:;_)onclent) Mr. Mun.'t/o Kiinu a1)j_)etl.'lio Sin;ic1a Dis~~~t Coufiif'..· ~ .· . . .. ·,,;,;~~~-- ~ The BinGida Distriqtf.Court clistdsseJ tho a:1:,;,o.:;.l a;.;3.inst the 1st appellant Nyune;ula s/o Nkunbi, who t~creof was sot free. One is

• . . . wonderinG a.s to why he is apj_)ealine whGn·his acquittal was confirnod the District Court. Therefore the apj_Jea;L of 1st a:i_J;,ellant is incoD.)etcnt 3ll<'. is thus struck off tho reister. However as rocarlls\ .•·;,.. three other appellants, the District Court allowed the conpla.inant is- .. ,, ·-i ' ·-•.t:·· appeal; whereby their acquittal was qu.....--i:$hec1 o.ncl. were each sGntcnceCl to ~ . . ~ ... ·.;,.: .. ... . . ' : ·. '·,•·:: .• ., . ... ,,:r.- fine of Ghs.2,000/::::. or thr·oo aonths ir.r;:,riGonnont on clofaul t. Tho throe·.,. ,:.re now O.l)i)CC.linc a:3::i.inst their conviction o..nC.. scntonco. . - !{:'.·) ·) Tho loarno,?.. Rooiclcnt If'i..'1.::istr;:i,to tho view th::i.t tho ovi(lcncc of the two wh0n hot1.rinc tho O.:J)oal, Wt1,S of · ; !; /:" her(',.sboy.s viz • ..:'J.ly 3/0 Kilint.:i.(P1:T.2/ t-. :-.nc.1 Sh.'1b::mi s/o lCilin:30,(P'.·J. 3) su.ffic..:?d to cround tho c0nvictiono bcco,uoo , ··.:/. they h'l.cl soon the three D..j_)}.)oll;mt s boatinty tho coDpla.innnt' s c;:i.ttlo which cllc-::odly trespassocl on their shnnbo.. \IC a 111•• ■ 1 •.-----•··- ... ._ ....., , , tr . '. I. • ... /2

.... I / /,., -~-: ' • "' ;,,, . .. 2 : Tho tri:J.l court wo.s of tho view th-:1.t nJ. th9u::::;h thG o,:):)olfon-cs mll slii:;htly otruck tho conplain:mt' o cnttlu when c.1:dvinc thor.1 nw2,,y. fron th0ir o.lloc'3d sl:.1r.u'o::i.v y0t th0r0 was nu 0vi(onc0 tho..t they ha.cl inj_Qc'-, tho s::dd Q.rlir.1::1,l s ~ Tho trin.l court Wn,3 obviously rie;ht. 'l'ho 8SSunco of the offence unc1.cr s. 325 of the Pono.1 Coc.l.o Capo 16 is thri .. t tho injury to the :mir.i.,.,lo ohc)UJ.d :'.,:1ount to a. 1 frun 1 or 'wounc1 1 .me no lcso. Both tl10so wori'..s hCl.VG D3·n ::lofincc1 by the Pcn::i.l Colle thus: ~ - no:ns ::uw 1Joc1ily hurt, disoo.sc or c1isorclor whether j_)orr.1C111ont or tor.1:por:uy; while 'wound 1 nocns 8.llY incisi?n or )Unduro which c1ivic1os or j?Lorccs ony exterior · r.1er.1brn.nog of tho boc':.y. I cu.1 fo.r fron pcrffi.L'.lc'to('.. thc-,t tho co::.1plrun'.:mt had csta.blishoc1 that 11is C!.+lincls ha,c1.. boun r:ia.il or w-.>unC.oc1... .All wh.. .. t tho ·conplninont h_0cl Jrovel throuh P 1 1.2 a.nC. P 1 • 1 • 3 w:1s tlmt tho D..ni:.i .. lo wore beaten when boinc clriv_on off the Cl.lloJcc.. sho.,;·-1bn. of tho o.:p:.,;cll.:1..'1.ts 0 The lao..mcc1 Resident M.:tt;istr'.1to was wrong to think th:,,t Doro j_)ru-..:if. of tho bo:1.tin:3 of th-J rniDo..ls suffic0cl. to 1 Jrovo tho off .$lee of injurinc

the anino..l s., In fc1,ct wo ,'.'..ro vin·1.ic:-:i,tcc1 by wh..'1.t tho co;:1pl::-..in::mt h2..l1 written in his nor.10renc'J . .u:1 of D."J)Ocl to the District Court. In tho s~"'.J.Q ne1106.nclur.1 of Cl.i.)::_.Jeoi in po.,ro.. 3, 4 :me. 5 ho o::i.ys: •The tricl court cl.:u:L not llilL1crst:1m1 tho nature of .-ry conpl:unt. I wo..s not con::.)laininc thn.t tho o,ccuso,1 ha.cl. injurcc1 uy oni:.10.ls but thc1,t thoy hac1 no ri:_:;ht to drivo wo..y :.ry cattle fron th0 c;ro..zinc crournl which boloncs to r.10 one--:. is not theirs. I insist th.1,t ,1y c0·.1:i?lo.int (1i(l not conc0m injury to r:ry Mi::-.1:-us, but th0t I ho.c1 et. clc:.in of rii;ht to the b.ncl in cli.s:...iuto .-:-,n,1.. th() ric;ht to ::.;ro..zc thoaa t Tho.t ::1J.kCG cL10..r ['. ·; 1 : _, ,.-,:•r- the co;:r,..il'.'1..in.--mt :.1a1.o no offort --..t th.:i tric..l to provo that his onid:J..ls h0,cl been injure('t.o His intor,10t w:i,o ;:10rdy to ostC1.blish t1..."l.t tho l "ncl. in ::.i3m.to '!Jolc·nDs t,J hi:'.1 nn~'c th0r0for,} tho Uj)p0llonts ho..c1 no ric;ht to drive a.wn;y his hc2.t1s of' c:,,ttlo fron tmt l.::i.ncl, oo,J3 -~------·- ·- ) /

f \ : 3 • • In tho event thio o. 1 J)u<'-l rn1eecccln. I allow tho a,:;_JJO:t.l of oJ.l the three u:Jpollonts No.2, 3 nn~ 4. Their convictions re qua,choc .:ind sentences set a,sit.e. Er.wh of tho three o.,):Joll.:::nts shoulc1 be rofunc1ec.1 tho fine of sha.2,000/= which thoy hc:.c1 1 )~c1. Or;lcr n,ccor:,in 0 ly. JUDGE ·--- Court: · Juc1::rucnt deli vcroD. in ch::.::1bors ::i. t Sin;: ;ic'.n. in tho pron JD co of tho Jctrlics. JUDGE 25/7/91