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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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May 2016
Joseph Kilangi vs Republic (Misc. Criminal Application No. 12 of 2016) [2016] TZHC 2204 (6 May 2016)
Court granted extension to file notice of intention to appeal where applicant was convicted in absence then later apprehended.
* Criminal Procedure Act s.361(2) – extension of time to file notice of intention to appeal – good cause required. * Conviction in absence and later apprehension – grounds for delay. * Defective affidavit excused where applicant is layperson and respondent does not object. * Article 107A(2) – courts may avoid procedural technicalities in dispensing justice.
 6 May 2016
April 2016
Yusuph Mohamed Kastel vs Republic (Misc. Civil Application No. 9 of 2016) [2016] TZHC 2203 (20 Aprili 2016)
Bail granted for alleged unlawful possession of government trophy; court refused to impose unconstitutional half-value cash deposit.
Criminal procedure — Bail — Accused charged with unlawful possession of government trophy; constitutional constraint on statutory half-value deposit requirement (Economic and Organized Crime Control Act) — court permitted alternative bail conditions: bond, sureties, cash deposit, reporting, surrender of travel documents, regional travel restriction.
 20 April 2016
Hassan Kassimu Mambunga @China & Others vs Republic (Misc. Criminal Application No. 8 of 2016) [2016] TZHC 2202 (11 April 2016)
Applicants charged with unlawful dealing in trophies granted bail; court refuses half-value deposit as unconstitutional, sets alternative conditions.
* Criminal law – Bail – Economic and Organized Crime Control Act – applicants charged with unlawful dealing in trophies – bailability where State does not oppose. * Bail conditions – statutory additional monetary condition (deposit half the value of subject matter) held constitutionally objectionable per Mahalu decision – court substitutes proportionate non-discriminatory conditions. * Bail terms – bond, sureties with property, cash deposit, reporting, surrender of travel documents, regional travel restriction.
11 April 2016