The Appellant was charged with and convicted of rape of a three and half year’s old girl in the District Court of Dodoma. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal to the High Court was dismissed. The Appellant further appealed to the Court of Appeal contending that the offence of rape was not proved beyond reasonable doubts and that a medical examination form (PF3) was illegally admitted in evidence as its author (the medical officer) was not called to testify. The Court of Appeal considered the propriety of the High Court judgment, the way voire dire examination of complaint was conducted by the trial court and admission of the PF3 without calling its author to testify.

