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Case Law[1990] TZHC 151Tanzania

Robert mogella vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No 18 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 151 (21 December 1990)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

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  • l}.: - nr 'l'TIE ITIGI: ::oJr.:i OF TA.H:;_,JTIA APPELLifL'E JTi1USDI CTI01J :::::ran COURT cnrn.;·111.., A?PELL HO• 1 D OF 1990 ORIGINAL CRIHDJLIJ.., c1SE no. 10.3 0 .,.,, J.• 1900 OF ~~7.iill DISTRICT COURT o:;-:i. HORGORO DISTRICT Ji:r NOROGC.O Dofo:;:-o: ShiloGilc, Esq.$ DieJcrict M2 0 istrdc RODEffI' lIOGELLA , o • • • • APPELL}.lY.2 var uu.s TEE ICPUBLIC • j I • . t .. • • 0 • t • f I RES?OlID:SEI' ( O:tigino.l Proscc~::01") RULiliG Thia io 011 n.pplicr'.tio:1 b:::,oy;ht 1J3r tl.10 ;,,pplic~;.1Jli c:10 :1OBERT MOGELI.Jl. tlirotigh his r.dvoc2.:o :;:.: • Uc.r.1be:.li f:ro:.1 t.:o Pc,cul ty of Lc..w wl:cro J.;::.cy opero..to lo.;d clinics i11 wh:-,;~ is co;:1r.1011J.y !a1ow.1 2.S the Lc:;o.1 Coner(l:c:.103r Comi ttoot Tho :?o.OJlis londil'l[; fo -'1i:1io c'..l)"Jlicc;i;ion 2::rc a.a follows. Ti.:.c o..ppliccnt/ r'.ppcllr.n-'.; 1-rc..s co1wictad r.nd scnfonccc"'.. to fi -vc ycr.-:: 8 (5) i:.:)J'.'ioo:'l.'.:1en-'i; 1)y tho Moro:_;oJ'.'o Dis·ict Coud; ui-cl1 r.rbor• .. lin:.:;· 7Jy pcr.c::::1 i;1 -:-.o pu;Jlio ocrvico 0011tr2.Xy ·l;o scc·l;ion 270 o.i'ltl 265 o1 t!1c ?encl Code • . 22, 1990, On -t:1i:::1 ho2Zi;1C r:i..r-;:;o :)o"i;2:-,. t:.1c "ppcllc::;.Y~ :-.:.1:.1.. ::i0 co:,...-,1.r.:cl, Mr,. lk,,r.1bc..J.i fc..ilod to on-i;c1• c..):::,c~:,ncc in cov.xt. 011 -tw .:-)~~1:;.c:-;ion l)y tho Ropl.'.blic ·l;ho 001,.rrt di::::iim:1cC. -:;:.:a ,'.\P:.cl. for :.:on-2,l)~~o'.'Z'-;.100 of tho pc;rties. lcc.rnccl Ooi.i.nsol. for the .:- .. ppcl12.i.1· to file rn c..p· ::.c-;:;io:1 to this cov.r-l; under section 303 (3) of the Criniad P:.:oocc.k.rc Act s_c::::.a:;, 2 .. 0 i-'.i were en orclor: to set nsiclo i·s omi ordo:r :201· -l;w c.:..i::::iio:::c..l of -;;;_:c c.-:)c,1. Thi □ c..:1:11ic.:i.,tion is suppoI'·cd. by m 2.ffiC.:Wi' u::.c:.,:cby tho lcc;rnod counsel 1o.d ::1o.do the follm-rinc c;-,rc:-:"Jcnts wJ.:iol1 :for c::-,20 of l'oforcncc I hereby cndorwot.'.X ·l;o reproduce z--:- :2m: hcinc I i'0ilccl fo c..ttcmd tho ::::.ic.l l-:.02.xinc i;ispitc of :.:-:-vine bean duly i:rnrvecl "booOlisc I :::'.cl to I'c'.r.:.,. to ho::;)itr,l ( co·~ of oui·t-1 ,J.. fJ J..:. ... :. _,

-• 1:ihc-;:; it will sc:;;vc; ·i;::c .cm:r:: of Hoticc .H t.:io 2.,ppecl is cllowec1 ·to i)O hc::rd on r_1c:;;it, rt T".uis r,p)lic2.tion hc'oS bGG:(L .rc:::i:::tccl by tl.:c loc.:r~~cd Edido AJlitorncy 1 MR, CDIA., uJ.20 [',i)l)Gc.I'cc'.. on bc:1clf of ·hhc Rcpu.':Jlic, o lc'.:n:cc1 counsel! s contention ia thr-.,t tho r-,pplicc-;.r:; lJoinc not ·t1:c D.F.?. 0:'..11 ;.10· t..vc.il hinsolf uHh tho provisio1w w:.::.ic:1 L'.l'O only rJC<'.nt :f'J~ -:-c Ji.rector Public Thia o..pplic:-.tion hr-,s 00,:.sod considcr,\blo concc:..1. 211:: ,x:::.cty in ne .. Sectio11 3G3 of the Crinin<'..l P:cocoduro J-.c· is r.. provi:::io:;. u::.ic:1 otoxs qy conprohonsion tl1is proviBion of tho 1,-,,w doer.:: net 1rovic1o for o.. si tuo..ticn whore c..l1Y o-'c.r person o-'i;hcr t:1211 -'Gho Dircc-liol' c,f Pnbl.i.o ?.rosccutions fcils to e..ppecx in court on 2., c1o.:tG cc·i; :for the :10:-;rinc of ·t:.':.c :\ppoo.l o..s is provid.ocl t 1 .ndc::: soction 383 ( 1 ) w:10ro tl:o Eicl Co'..:J.'"(, :JoGn copoworecl to disnisr t:.:-.o r.)PG0l for non-c,ppec.:rc',l1Co of t:.c Til'c 1 :t::;r of A1.blic P.rc8Gc...::-!:.on. Subsection (3) of sootio11 303 of tho 1ot (0PA) pr:,•.:i.c"'.Jr.: ·to-.r ro-n.dnissio11 of the :::ppacu 1hich hns boon c.'..i::L1issod m1C~.:;r :Jscc··::.on ( 1) if tho cou:rt is stisfiocl t:.1r.:l; ·t;ho D .. P .. P wr .. s pr,arontcd by :zy suf:.cic:1·i; cmso for In t:.10 instt cc.so Ji;ho 10::-xnocl jv.d(;c di:::: i.::Docl t:.:.c t,J.,:_)G;-.'.i. .ror non-[',t-'i;o11d1co of the r..ppcll1t r.,,.'1.d/or his cor: .. · .. c., ;_·:.- . .:..;:: :iJIJic:-.:':'J. wc,s not cl oZ 001.J..,.so could hr:Yo no· bco:1 r.1c.c.:.o L'.:::,dcl' ;:-.:;:::;:_ :;·~ioa ( ~) o:i: sec·~ion 383 of the ac.id Act (The C,P,L .. - Act j:Tou 9/}j). ::o lc'lit:;t:i::CO u::::.:I':. by the lo(:isL:-.·'.;t-:_::<o il1 rcopoct o:? t:c r::"-ic.l 1rovisio11 ·i :Jo:1cl rr.(".. olc::-:r ci1.d. C::'.J.1 Dirocto::.: o:Z' Pu1Jlic Pro:::iocu-~ion :.:bsolf c, Tbi2 ,-.r,·1.1.: :.:1-'.; ia :-'')l::.c-,_)J.c w:i.th tho cc.fllc.l 20:200 to sub-soctio:1 (3) of scctic-:1 .)t o:::' ·::>.c 1:;:,i;:iL·, Frocoduro Act. This Jcing tho Str.,to ot ,:,.112.irc JvJ .. ,c i1c:t '.11.· r..p::,oll:-- . .n-'.i or his c.dvoco.:1:ic for tht..t u:t·'.io:r ccm not 0V0il :.2i.1scli 11i t:1 -bl:o · · : .:ivido:1 o:? ·lihc said A0t ~

  • ..; . :c c I 2a per sueded tl:C'..t thGrG is 110-t, r.;t tho ;:1ou01rt, ,'.'.. p:rovid.011 i.u1_clc:: .·.:, :::I'.lt. or under tb.c judicc.:t-l.To u-:.cl 11.pplicdion o1 k .. us 0rdin2nco (C-p_,.-53) o unclo:r- tho Intorprcdio1 r:ncl Goncrcl 02:;-;1:Jos '\ct thC'..t 01 .-::-:cir.:·[; -::a r..ppclla.nti. Tho:rc ie ;.10 cloub-'i; ·tl.:.::t -tho dismsc:-.1 w:::; ::.cclc :)y ·t:.Jis court. It could Jc e;1.i.od th2/.; Jl:.o o::do:r for clL::isr::!.!. wc.s ;][',Clo npor incuric1.'J' 1

It. hc.s boon '.i:O:.)Gc..todly holcl lJy ·t:us cou:rJG ccncl the co~::x-:; o~ 11.ppoc.1 thd <,'.'.1 we hmro no po1rnr of revioli. 'l1his court b.r..s no Jur:i.sctic·~ion, •. o;t lor:.st in tho :i11sJ.;,11·;; c.~e, to xovimr ,,s mm d0cision to ix:t :riclri; soraothinc ;wtich is nrmfoe·~l;)' 11J:011.g or on the e,Tori:.1cl thd it wc,s g-ivc11 11 por incurion 11 • Allowi.'l'J.g this ;pplicdion woL'.lu. in effect involve JGhls oo-..u:i--li fo intorofcro by sitti11c; C'..S if it wcro 221 2..PX)(,llc.;ic oov.xt 011 itr own u.ocision. I do not shulclor to Ji;l1il'lk rmd s.cy ·i;l:c.· fo ::-,llow this c.,pplic0"l.iion vtoulc.l ;Jc to open tho doors -o dl and eundry to c:1cllcnc;o tho corr.cot1:0ss 'of Hs ovm clcoision. For •:;;:oso roa.sons, -tiho1.:,-ll witl:i. pxc:::.t rclv.c-lic.1100 2;(; lc::-,st on cy pc.rt, I no coapcllcd to cliscllow -'iillis t:'.,:)ilic.'.'..tion. · This ~p/1.ic•r-..·i;ion c.s DDoordingly rofusoclt J ~ J • lICTTll.U.ll. 21/12/90 Corru::t 1,.n.;:i-r0rrc., Ag. J .. Miss Silci, ·10 Stc,to A-i;"l.iorno;;·, for tho rte public The .ppollr!; r:i.1d/or_ his Cotuu,ol C'.J.."'o r.,bsonto Court: Tho Ruling is I'Cc'.d in Cl1.:·1nbcrs t1is 21th c.lcy o:f Deco:Jbcr c.t D:::;c as SclC1,..;.0 in ·tho pxoscmco of Kiss Silci. 0 RD E·Re JJ:'ho Rogistrcx. -i;o no-tify t:10 Cow.1::cl for Ruling wi thoLi.t clol::-;:,7, I ccr..ti:fy original. J o J ~ UJil:..iiil.

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