[2023] KEHC 18954 (KLR)
The court found that the application raised urgent issues regarding the liberty of Charles Murugu Mukindia and that the applicant had demonstrated sufficient grounds for the matter to be certified urgent. The court exercised its discretion to issue interim orders, including the production of the detainee in open...
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- Citation
- [2023] KEHC 18954 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Purity Nkirote Mwongera; Respondent: Director of Public Prosecutions; Respondent: Inspector General of Police; Respondent: Officer Commanding Station (Meru Police Station); Respondent: Officer Commanding Station (Industrial Area Police Station)
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E231 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Urgent Application and Interim Orders
- Outcome
- Interim orders granted; application certified urgent; directions issued for production of detainee and filing of responses.
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Habeas Corpus, Production of Detainee, Urgent Applications
- Source Language
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Parties
Purity Nkirote Mwongera
Applicant
Director of Public Prosecutions
Respondent
Inspector General of Police
Respondent
Officer Commanding Station (Meru Police Station)
Respondent
Officer Commanding Station (Industrial Area Police Station)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Urgent Application and Interim Orders
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for habeas corpus is urgent and warrants interim orders.
- 2 Whether the respondents should be compelled to produce the body of Charles Murugu Mukindia in court.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the application raised urgent issues regarding the liberty of Charles Murugu Mukindia and that the applicant had demonstrated sufficient grounds for the matter to be certified urgent. The court exercised its discretion to issue interim orders, including the production of the detainee in open court and directions for the respondents to file their responses. The orders were made to safeguard the constitutional rights of the detainee pending the hearing of the application.
Court Disposition
Interim orders granted; application certified urgent; directions issued for production of detainee and filing of responses.
Orders
- The application is certified urgent.
- The applicant is directed to serve the respondents before close of business today.
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Mwongera v Director of Public Prosecutions & 3 others (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E231 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 18954 (KLR) (Crim) (26 June 2023) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 18954 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Criminal
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E231 of 2023
DR Kavedza, J
June 26, 2023
Between
Purity Nkirote Mwongera
Applicant
and
The Director of Public Prosecutions
1st Respondent
The Inspector Genaral of Police
2nd Respondent
The Officer Commanding Station (Meru Police Station)
3rd Respondent
The Officer Commanding Station (Industrial Area Police Station)
4th Respondent
Ruling
1Having considered the chamber summons dated June 23, 2023, supported by the affidavit sworn by the applicant, I hereby make the orders that:1. The application is certified urgent.2. The applicant is directed to serve the respondents before close of business today.3. The 3rd and 4th respondents are hereby directed to produce the body of Charles Murugu Mukindia on June 28, 2023 at 2 pm in open court.4. The respondents are directed to file a response to the application on or before June 28, 2023.
2Orders accordingly.
DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE 2023. .............................D. KAVEDZAJUDGE