(b) where the accused appears on any subsequent date to which the proceedings may have been adjourned, the proceedings under this section on the day or days on which the accused was absent shall not be invalid by reason only of his absence.” 28. Following the dismissal on 23 March 2000, of the Applicant's Appeal to the High Court of Tanzania at Moshi in Criminal Case Number 82 of 1998, the Applicant filed his Notice of Appeal at the Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Moshi on the same date. The Applicant subsequently filed his appeal on 17 Apri! 2003, which was registered as Criminal Appeal Number 153 of 2003. 29. In order to prosecute this appeal, on 23 April 2003, the Applicant wrote to the High Court requesting for the court record of the proceedings at the High Court in Criminal Case 1998. Appeal On 27 January 2004, requesting the same, the Applicant wrote Number 82 of to the Court of and again on 5 August 2004,' to the Registrar of the High Court at Moshi. On 13 September 2004, he wrote a letter to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal copy of the court record of proceedings requesting a at the High Court. On 12 October 2004, the Applicant filed a complaint with the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance of Tanzania for failure to be furnished with copies of the court record.2 On 17 June 2005, he wrote a further letter to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal regarding 1 This is the letter wherein the Applicant makes reference to the letters of 23 April 2003 and 27 January 2004. 2 This is deduced from the Commission’s letter of acknowledgment dated 23 November 2004, of the Applicant’s letter of 19 October 2004. OW 7 Win 14