00083 { 4 ln Criminal Case No.4212010 before the Resident Magistrate Court of Bukoba, the Applicant was found guilty and sentenced.on 4 August 2010 to thirty (30) years imprisonment and twelve (12) strokes of the cane for the rape of a minor of twelve (12) years of age, under sections 130(2)(e) and 1s1(2) (a) of the Tanzanian Penal Code(Revised Edition 2OO2) as amended by the Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the "Tanzanian Penal Code"). 5 The Applicant filed an appeal in Criminal Case No. 231201 1 against the judgment before the High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba (hereinafter referred to as the ,,High Court"), contesting the credibility of the prosecution witnesses, the consistency of the testimonies and the administration of the corporal punishment; but the appeal was dismissed on 2g May 2014. o Aggrieved by the High court's decision to dismiss his appeal, the Applicant lodged an appeal before the Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Bukoba (hereinafter referred to as the "court of Appear") in criminalAppeal No.22512014; which was dismissed the appeal on 24 February 2o1s as being baseless. B. Alleged violations 7 The Applicant alleges that he was deprived of his fundamental right to have his cause heard in a court of law, in violation of Section 231(4) of the Tanzania Criminal Procedure Act, Revised Edition ,2002, and Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter. 8. The Applicant further alleges that Section 130(2)(e), and Section 131(2)(a) of the Tanzanian Penal code, are clearly in breach Constitution of Tanzania 1g77. I of Article 13(2) and (5) of the ln his Reply, the Applicant also alleges the violation of his right to legal aid 3 "h,*q 'Y*"' $