The appellant was convicted by the magistrate court with four men of illegal hunting and killing of a conserved animal, giraffe (without a license or permit) contrary to the Fauna Conservation Proclamation. The appellant himself did not kill the animal but instructed the other four men to kill the animal. He appealled against the conviction on the basis that he could not be convicted of the offence since he himself did not hunt or kill the animal. The High Court dismissed the appeal and held that the general provisions of the Penal Code are intended to cover all criminal proceedings.