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High Court of Tanzania

This is the second level in the Judiciary justice delivery hierarchy. It has both appellate and original powers on civil and criminal matters. It also hears appeals from the Courts of Resident Magistrate, the District Courts, and the District Land and Housing Tribunals in exercise of their original, appellate and/or revisional jurisdiction. The High Court is divided into Zones and specialized Divisions. 

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24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004
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July 2006
Abdumaliki Athumani and Another vs Republic (HC Consolidated Criminal Appeals No. 13A and 13B of 2004) [2006] TZHC 416 (20 July 2006)
Conviction for arson based on mere suspicion is unsafe and was quashed; sentence and compensation set aside.
Criminal law – Arson – Sufficiency of evidence – Suspicion insufficient for conviction – Need for cogent direct or circumstantial proof – Appellate intervention where conviction rests on weak or doubtful testimony.
 20 July 2006
Abdumaliki Athumani & another vs Republic (HC Consolidated Criminals Appeals No. 13A & 13B of 2004) [2006] TZHC 227 (20 July 2006)
Conviction based on suspicion is insufficient; appeals allowed and arson convictions quashed.
Criminal law – Arson (s.319(a)) – sufficiency of evidence – suspicion is insufficient for conviction; conviction requires cogent direct or circumstantial evidence.
 20 July 2006