[2024] KEHC 10451 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant failed to disclose the particulars of the trial court and did not annex the relevant proceedings to the application. This omission rendered the application incurably and fatally defective. Consequently, the court struck out the application for non-compliance with the mandatory...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 10451 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Kevin Omondi Okumu; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E122 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling
- Outcome
- Application struck out as incurably and fatally defective.
- Judges
- MS Shariff
- Legal Topics
- Probation of Offenders, Resentencing, Criminal Procedure, Defective Application
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Kevin Omondi Okumu
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to resentencing and release on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act.
- 2 Whether failure to disclose particulars of the trial court and annex proceedings renders the application fatally defective.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant failed to disclose the particulars of the trial court and did not annex the relevant proceedings to the application. This omission rendered the application incurably and fatally defective. Consequently, the court struck out the application for non-compliance with the mandatory procedural requirements under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Court Disposition
Application struck out as incurably and fatally defective.
Orders
- The application is struck out.
- No orders as to costs.
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Okumu v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E122 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 10451 (KLR) (27 August 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 10451 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E122 of 2024
MS Shariff, J
August 27, 2024
Between
Kevin Omondi Okumu
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. Whereas the Applicant Kevin Omondi Okumu has moved this court under the provision of Sections 4(1) and (2) of the Probation of Offenders Act, for possible resentencing and release on probation, he has failed to disclose the particulars of the trial court nor annex the proceedings thereto wherefore5 I find that this application is incurably and fatally defective wherefore I hereby strike it out with no orders as to costs.
DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT KISUMU THIS 27THDAY OF AUGUST, 2024. M. S. SHARIFFJUDGE