Court of Appeal of Tanzania

This is the highest level in the justice delivery system in Tanzania. The Court of Appeal draws its mandate from Article 117(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court hears appeals  on both point of law and facts for cases originating from the High Court of Tanzania and Magistrates with extended jurisdiction in exercise of their original jurisdiction or appellate and revisional jurisdiction over matters originating in the District Land and Housing Tribunals, District Courts and Courts of Resident Magistrate. The Court also hears similar appeals  from quasi judicial bodies of status equivalent to that of the High Court. It  further hears appeals  on point of law against the decision of the High Court in  matters originating from Primary Courts. The Court of Appeal also exercises jurisdiction on appeals originating from the High Court of Zanzibar except for constitutional issues arising from the interpretation of the Constitution of Zanzibar and matters arising from the Kadhi Court.

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26 Kivukoni Road Building P.O. Box 9004, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Judgment date
September 1984
Reported

Family law - Custody of Children - Whether allegation of emergency situation has to exist before a pendente lite order for custody of
children.
Family Law - Maintenance of spouse - When court is empowered to make interim order of maintenance.

17 September 1984
Conviction for making a false customs document upheld; accomplice evidence corroborated and appeal dismissed.
* Criminal law – Offence under Customs and Transfer Tax Management Act s.148(a) – making a false document; accomplice evidence and corroboration; compliance with Criminal Procedure Code s.196(1). * Evidence – corroboration of accomplice testimony by surrounding facts (possession of parcels, payment of tax, disappearance of documents). * Appeal – appellate courts’ review of credibility findings and sufficiency of corroboration.
10 September 1984
10 September 1984
Court upheld appellant's conviction for making false customs documents despite missing declarations and accomplice testimony.
* Criminal law – Offence of making a false document – section 148(a), Customs and Transfer Tax Management Act; corroboration of accomplice evidence; missing customs declaration forms not necessarily fatal to prosecution case; appellate review of credibility findings and compliance with procedural safeguards (section 194(1) CPC).
10 September 1984
Signing an unauthorized payment voucher constituted forgery and supported a theft conviction; appeal dismissed.
* Criminal law – Forgery – Signing of payment voucher without requisite authorization – essential step to procure cheque; * Criminal law – Theft – disappearance of purchased goods and inference of misappropriation; * Criminal law – Common intention – joint participation in forging and procurement; * Appeal – Deference to concurrent findings of trial and first appellate courts; * Defence – pressure of work, inexperience, mistake or negligence not establishing reasonable doubt.
10 September 1984