[2022] KEHC 16218 (KLR)
The High Court found that it lacks jurisdiction to review its own decision under sections 362 and 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code after it has already determined an appeal on the same matter. The applicant, having already appealed to the High Court and had his appeal dismissed, cannot seek revision of the same...
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- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 16218 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: John Michael Maghanga; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Voi
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E281 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed as abuse of court process
- Judges
- JN Onyiego
- Legal Topics
- Defilement Offence, Criminal Appeals, Jurisdiction of High Court
- Source Language
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Parties
John Michael Maghanga
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to review its own decision under sections 362 and 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code after an appeal has been determined.
- 2 Whether the application for revision constitutes an abuse of court process.
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court found that it lacks jurisdiction to review its own decision under sections 362 and 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code after it has already determined an appeal on the same matter. The applicant, having already appealed to the High Court and had his appeal dismissed, cannot seek revision of the same decision in the High Court. The proper avenue for further challenge is an appeal to the Court of Appeal. Accordingly, the application for revision was deemed an abuse of the court process and dismissed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed as abuse of court process
Orders
- The application for revision is dismissed.
- Right of appeal to the Court of Appeal within 14 days.
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Maghanga v Republic (Criminal Revision E281 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 16218 (KLR) (8 December 2022) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 16218 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Voi
Criminal Revision E281 of 2022
JN Onyiego, J
December 8, 2022
Between
John Michael Maghanga
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From original conviction and sentence in Criminal Case No. 244 of 2014 of the Principal Magistrate’s Court at Wundanyi)
Ruling
1. The applicant herein was charged with the offence of defilement on May 27, 2014. After conducting full trial, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on January 8, 2016. He then appealed to the High Court vide HCCR appeal number 6 of 2016 challenging both conviction and sentence. The High Court dismissed the appeal on February 17, 2018 thus upholding both the conviction and sentence.
2. In view of the above, the only recourse the applicant has is to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The High Court cannot review its own decision under section 362 and 364 of the CPC. Given the circumstances, it is my finding that the appeal herein is an abuse of the court processes hence dismissed.
3. Right of appeal 14 days.
DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED IN OPEN COURT THIS 8THDAY OF DECEMBER, 2022. HON. J. ONYIEGOJUDGE