[1990] KECA 30 (KLR)
The Court of Appeal held that the superior court erred in summarily rejecting the appellant's appeal because the ground that the district magistrate's judgment did not comply with section 169(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code was substantial and merited a full hearing. The summary rejection was therefore improper,...
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- Citation
- [1990] KECA 30 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: Mrama; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Court Station
- Court of Appeal at Malindi
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- ? 73 of 1990
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Summary Rejection by Superior Court
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed. Order of summary rejection by superior court set aside. Appeal to be admitted to hearing by the superior court.
- Legal Topics
- Summary Rejection of Appeal, Compliance With Judgment Requirements, Criminal Procedure Code Section 169, Criminal Procedure Code Section 352
- Source Language
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Parties
Mrama
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Summary Rejection by Superior Court
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the superior court erred in summarily rejecting the appellant's appeal under section 352(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
- 2 Whether the judgment of the district magistrate complied with section 169(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Ratio Decidendi
The Court of Appeal held that the superior court erred in summarily rejecting the appellant's appeal because the ground that the district magistrate's judgment did not comply with section 169(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code was substantial and merited a full hearing. The summary rejection was therefore improper, and the appeal should have been admitted for hearing in the superior court.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed. Order of summary rejection by superior court set aside. Appeal to be admitted to hearing by the superior court.
Orders
- The appellant's appeal is allowed.
- The superior court's order summarily rejecting the appellant's appeal is set aside.
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Mrama v Republic
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Court of Appeal, at Mombasa July 17, 1990 Gachuhi, Masime & Kwach JJA
Criminal Appeal No 73 of 1990
On July 17, 1990, Gachuhi, Masime & Kwach JJA delivered the following Judgment.
The appellant’s appeal to the superior court was summarily rejected under section 352(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Amongst the grounds of appeal put forward by the appellant in the superior court was the g round that the judgment of the district magistrate did not comply with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code – see section 169(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code. This ground alone merited the appellant’s appeal to be admitted to hearing in the superior court. Summary rejection of that appeal was therefore wrong. Accordingly, we allow the appellant’s appeal to this court, set aside the superior court’s order summarily rejecting the appellant’s appeal to that court and order that the said appeal be admitted to hearing by the superior court. That is the order of this court.