Consequently, the Court nullify the proceedings of the trial court which followed immediately after the ruling on a case to answer, also quash the trial court's judgment and set aside the sentence imposed on the appellant. In the same vein, the High Court's proceedings and judgment are as well quashed. Finally, the Court remit the trial court's record to the trial court and direct that, having duly complied with section 231 of the CPA, the same trial magistrate, if practicable, should proceed with hearing of the case by recording the appellant's defence evidence and composing the judgment, also direct that, should the trial court convict the appellant, section 172 (2) (c) of the CPA should be taken into consideration in as far as the sentence is concerned.
Consequently, under section 4 (2) of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, Cap. 141 Revised Laws, we quash the entire proceedings before honourable Ngaeje, SRM - Ext. Juris, and the resultant judgment and orders stemming from those proceedings. On the way forward, we order the record in Criminal Appeal No. 66 of 2021 to be remitted to the High Court for a hearing of the appeal or otherwise, properly transfer it to RM-Ext. Juris. For the foregoing, the Court allow the appeal, quash the proceedings, judgment and orders therefrom. In the meantime, the appellant shall remain in custody.
For the interest of justice, in exercise the court revisional powers under section 4 (2) of the AJA, the Court nullify the proceedings and judgments of the High Court in Criminal Appeal No. 50 of 2018 of 21st July, 2020 and in Criminal Appeal No. 45 of 2022 of 16th August, 2022 subject of the present appeal, as well, nullify the proceedings and judgment of the trial court from 21st July, 2017 up to 17th June, 2021 when the appellant was convicted and sentenced vide Criminal Case No. 33 of 2015 subject of Criminal Appeal No. 45 of 2022 which is also a subject of the present appeal whose proceedings and judgment, the Court already nullified, as well restore the proceedings and first judgment of the trial court of 29th December, 2015 which convicted and sentenced the appellant andrestore the proceedings and first judgment of the trial court of 29th December, 2015 which convicted and sentenced the appellant and the order of reconviction and sentence of 4th April, 2018.
For the reasons stated above, the application has merit and is hereby granted. Accordingly, the execution of the decree of the High Court dated 25th August, 2023 in Land Appeal No. 234 of 2023 is hereby stayed pending hearing and determination of the intended appeal. The said stay is, however, subject to the applicant depositing in the Court within thirty days of the delivery of this ruling a bank guarantee for the sum of TZS. 191,664,000.00. Accordingly, the said guarantee shall remain in force until full hearing and determination of the intended appeal by this Court. In default, the order of stay shall lapse automatically. In the circumstances, costs shall follow events.
In view of the foregoing, The Court thus order a stay of execution of the decree of the High Court of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam in Land Appeal No. 315 of 2023 with the conditions that, first, the applicant shall not dispose of or alienate in any way the disputed property known as Plot No. 573, Block 10, Sukari Street, Mwananyamala "A" within Kinondoni Municipality and surrenders in Court a Certificate of Title for the disputed property within sixty (60) days from the ruling date. Second, the applicant is to deposit in Court a bank guarantee for the sum of TZS. 50,000,000/= within sixty (60) days, pending hearing and determination of the intended appeal. Costs in the application shall abide by the outcome of the appeal. It is so ordered.
The court satisfied that the applicant has cumulatively complied with all the statutory conditions warranting the grant of the stay order as conceded by the respondent, accordingly, grant the application and order stay of execution of the decree of the High Court of Tanzania, Labour Division at Dar es Salaam in Labour Revision No. 220 of 2022 dated 31st May, 2024 on condition that the applicant should deposit in the Court, within forty-five (45) days from the date of this ruling, a bank guarantee for the decreed sum of TZS 1,650,351,661.54, the said guarantee shall remain in force until full hearing and determination of the intended appeal. In default, the order of stay shall lapse automatically.
The upshot of it is that, the applicant has advanced good cause for the grant of an order of stay. For avoidance of doubt, therefore, execution of the decree dated 29th May, 2023 of the High Court of Tanzania at Arusha in Land Case NO. 03 of 2020, is hereby stayed. Being guided by our proposition in Mantrac Tanzania Ltd v. Raymond Costa, Civil Application No. 11 of 2010, the order is conditional upon the applicant depositing in court, a bank's guarantee for TZS 21,059,360,581.00, in favor of the respondent within sixty working days from the date hereof. Each party shall bear their costs.