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. 

Physical address
24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004
12 judgments

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July 2018
Applicants charged with unlawful possession of government trophy granted bail subject to substantial deposit, sureties, and reporting conditions.
Bail – economic crime – unlawful possession of government trophy – High Court jurisdiction where property value exceeds Tshs.10,000,000; presumption of innocence; bail properly granted where State does not object; conditions: substantial cash deposit or approved immovable property, two sureties, reporting and jurisdictional restrictions.
17 July 2018
High Court cannot vary Court of Appeal custody order; defective summons and affidavit rendered bail application incompetent.
Criminal procedure – bail pending retrial – effect of superior court order directing continued custody; Civil procedure – competency of chamber summons – requirement for proper signature by Deputy Registrar; Evidence/Oaths – affidavit verification must be dated and jurat must comply with Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act; Court naming – incorrect citation non-fatal but should be correct.
17 July 2018
Bail granted for alleged unlawful possession of government trophy subject to cash/immovable security, sureties and reporting conditions.
Criminal procedure – Bail – Applicants charged with unlawful possession of government trophy – Bail granted where prosecution does not object and no facts justify denial; conditions imposed to secure attendance and protect public interest. Statutory basis – Economic and Organized Crime Control Act (s.29(4)(d), s.36(1)) – appropriate grounds for bail applications. Constitutional citation – Article 13(b) unnecessary in bail applications under the Act.
17 July 2018
The applicant charged with unlawful possession of government trophy was granted bail subject to half‑value deposit, sureties and reporting conditions.
Criminal procedure – Bail – Economic and Organized Crime Control Act (Cap.200) – Sections 29(4)(d) and 36(1) – Bail granted for unlawful possession of government trophy subject to conditions including half‑value cash deposit or immovable property, sureties and reporting requirements. Procedural law – Omission to cite amending Act No.3 of 2016 does not render bail application incompetent.
16 July 2018
Applicants charged with unlawful possession/dealing in Government trophy granted bail subject to cash/immovable security, sureties, reporting and travel conditions.
Criminal procedure – Bail – Applicants charged with unlawful possession and dealing in Government trophy – Offences held bailable; bail granted with conditions. Constitutional law – Presumption of innocence – continued detention amounts to punishment before conviction. Procedural – Failure to cite amending Act No. 3/2016 to Cap. 200 does not necessarily vitiate bail application absent prejudice. Bail conditions – cash deposit or immovable property, sureties, reporting requirements, travel restrictions, and magistrate’s approval of sureties.
16 July 2018
Bail granted for unlawful possession of government trophy subject to a half-value deposit or equivalent property security and strict conditions.
Criminal procedure – Bail – Application under EOCCA ss.29(4)(d) and 36(1) – Whether bail should be granted for unlawful possession of government trophy; appropriate conditions including cash deposit or immovable property security, local sureties, jurisdictional restriction, and periodic reporting.
16 July 2018
June 2018
Convictions quashed where visual identification was unsafe and co-accused statements were unreliable or improperly admitted.
Criminal law – visual identification – necessity for ‘watertight’ identification: light, duration, distance, prior knowledge; Admissibility of cautioned and extra-judicial statements – proper identification of maker, signature/fingerprint and connection to accused; Confessions by co-accused – section 33 Evidence Act limits and requirement that confession incriminate the confessor; Conviction requires proof beyond reasonable doubt; Dock identification and identification parade irregularities.
28 June 2018
April 2018
Court granted bail to applicants charged with damaging telecommunication property, imposing security, surety and reporting conditions.
Bail — Economic crimes — Whether offences bailable — Appropriate bail conditions where alleged stolen/damaged property is high-value — Cash deposit or immovable property title as security — Sureties and reporting conditions — Reliance on section 29(4)(d) and section 36(1) of the Act.
5 April 2018
Applicant charged with economic offences granted bail with half-value deposit or immovable property and supervisory conditions.
Criminal procedure – Bail under Economic and Organized Crime Control Act (EOCCA) – Sections 29(4)(d), 36(1) and 36(5)(a) – Bailable offences – Monetary security proportionate to value of alleged stolen property – Sureties, reporting and travel restrictions.
5 April 2018
Applicant charged with unlawful possession of Government trophy granted bail subject to cash/title security, sureties, reporting and travel restrictions.
Bail — Unlawful possession of Government trophy (elephant tail) — Offence bailable — Application under S.29(4)(d) and S.36(1) E&OCCA and Article 13(6)(b) Constitution — Bail granted subject to cash deposit or immovable property security, two local sureties, reporting and travel restrictions.
5 April 2018
Court granted bail under EOCCA with substantial cash/immovable security, sureties, regional restriction and reporting.
Criminal procedure – Bail under the Economic and Organized Crime Control Act – applicability of sections 29(4)(d) and 36(1) – bailability of offences involving government trophies. Bail conditions – high-value property – cash deposit or immovable property as security; requirement of local sureties and bonds; travel restriction and periodic reporting. Constitutional citation – Article 13(6)(b) unnecessary where specific statutory bail provisions apply.
5 April 2018
January 2018
Applicant granted bail pending trial under EOCCA with financial security, approved sureties, travel and reporting conditions.
Bail – Economic and Organized Crimes Control Act – jurisdiction to hear bail application despite omission of amending Act citation – omission not fatal. Bail conditions – deposit equal to half alleged loss or approved immovable property; two approved sureties; surrender of passport; reporting; travel restriction within district. Bail as constitutional right absent legal prohibition.
16 January 2018