[2025] KEHC 2584 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 2584 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant had demonstrated sufficient cause to warrant the exercise of judicial discretion in his favour. The interests of justice required that the applicant be allowed to file the intended appeal out of time. The court therefore granted the application, allowing the applicant thirty days...

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 2584 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Dominic Kibet Langat; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Bomet
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E038 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time
Outcome
application allowed
Judges
JK Ng'arng'ar
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal Out of Time, Criminal Procedure, Extension of Time
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Leave to Appeal Out of Time Criminal Procedure Extension of Time

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Parties

Dominic Kibet Langat

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be granted leave to file an appeal out of time.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant had demonstrated sufficient cause to warrant the exercise of judicial discretion in his favour. The interests of justice required that the applicant be allowed to file the intended appeal out of time. The court therefore granted the application, allowing the applicant thirty days from the date of the ruling to file the intended appeal, failing which the leave would lapse.

Court Disposition

application allowed

Orders

  • The applicant is granted leave to file the intended appeal within 30 days from the date of the ruling.
  • If the appeal is not filed within 30 days, the leave lapses.