Museti S/O Mango vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 65 of 1988) [1988] TZHC 483 (9 August 1988)

,. ( '' ·•·· IN THE IIIGII COln1T O:lf' TJi.NZlillil. 1;,T H'-UJ&;\ HIGH CbtmT Crtll11Jlif:J, 1.:2~ Bl.I, O. 65 OF 188 . .... on:tOnJ:J.i CRDiD'l,J., C.:..SE NO. 31 OF 1988 OP. lflIB DIS'J.l!?!CT ~ CF J\lIJSO.MA DISTTIIar Nl WS0H4 Before ..l.G. NGbcrro, Esq., District Mc:eisiJ:'atc WSETI s/o lYi.t.NGO ... :" • .,; •••• ". 0. 0 ••• 0 0 0.; • 0 0 .. 0. 0 0 e. & •• 0 ~ 0 0 •• 0 ".:i:?IILLfJifT · ( Orieina.1 l.dousod) VEllSUS THE TTl"!'Irm:;ID. -np·-un·L, re· . .' . n-r,irlro·1m-;:Ti\Trr1 U,l.1' -J.'.l:J J.U.."JJ.: 0 D f Cl O e O • e O .e • O • O· 0 O o e • O O O • 4' ,o • O o 6 , 0 tJ • o Cl o e O e o • • J.L •. :.o): .l ,J·J.: , ·• (Originnl ProSGdutoxf) ( MUNYERJ .. , J. · T'.i.10 a}?pcllant wr-,s chv..rd. jointly with n.nother {2nd o.ccusocl) for crininel trespass. Tllo prosc·ution stor/ wc.s that the cooplain2J1t (Pvt.i.) owned ici.nd at a Vilio.ge oalied Rynnc2.J)o• On 3/2/88 he received ' infornation thn.t the t!.ppelln.nt and his ooaocusod w)ro erecting• houses on tho land, He reported tho n_a.ttor he got two Jloficot1en proceeded to the ])lo.co c,nd nrrosted the culprits They wore cb.orged accordingly. Tho scooncl r.ccused wE-.s aqui ttocl on rio cn.s0 to c.riswcr.. In his defence the n.ppollQJ1t ['.j.'[;Ued tho lr.nc: Lo wr,r3 builllin,::; in bolo~'l'()cl to llir.1 since 1947• Tho tricl r.1::-,gistrc.te rejected his defence, convictocl end sentenced lli;:1 io ' . l nine ( 9) ,:10ntls bj_)l'isoru:1ont. Fi:o br01.1[.,'ht tl:is c.j)}:,"Ca.l. He still 2..rc;uos tho . : ' ' . . ' land is his i)l'oporty 2.ncl ho hn.s been jc.ilod fo:r 11ot1inc~ 1.s subr:1i tted. by tlw lotu·necl counsel for the llorn.lblic tho whole of :p1•os0cutioh ovidonou die"!. not oio2.rly cstt,"'.Jlish the ownershi1) of the 1andj it could be the O.}?I)Ollc.nt4ii Ho ,ms a.sscrti11c o.n honest cl::::.in of :r:i.c!1t a.nd cn1mot 1JC suil ty of t:i.•0s1:i2.SS. This botti't b'..S ol1tcrs l:elcl it iniu-oper io settle lc.ncl dis1:ru.to tb.·ou.t1·h orinincl prosoc1.ttionSi I t1.lim-1 tho al)})Co.l; qur:.ah iho c.p;Jolia.nt ts conviction, se-b :::tsic.lo t10 sontehcl:l cJ1cl order his release. For o.voiclanco of doubts this juc1. 0 nont cloesn' t clecido tho ownership of tho c1-is::;uted ln.na.. Let tl:o intorosted :;,10.rt;)r pursue his clo.iE1 tl':.rou3i1 a civil court. MWJJiZA, 9/8/88. J(Jl)GE ·' l