R. v. Ramadhani Alli, Dar es Salaam Crim. Case No 3881 of 1967,29/3/68, Inspection Note by Saudi J.

R. v. Ramadhani Alli, Dar es Salaam Crim. Case No 3881 of 1967,29/3/68, Inspection Note by Saudi J.

Accused was convicted of assaulting a police officer [P.C. s. 243(b)], and sentenced to receive 12 strokes of corporal punishment. Such a sentence would be proper only if the assault was of an aggravated nature.

            Held: “(A)ny form of assault that caused serious impairment or disability to the victim, such as disfigurement, maiming and the like, e.g., cutting off the victim’s fingers, hand, ear or nose, or causing him to sustain serious injury such as a fractured arm or leg or any other part of the body by violent or wild attack would constitute an assault of an aggravated nature.”