[2024] KEHC 7120 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 7120 (KLR)

The High Court cannot exercise its revisionary jurisdiction in the absence of the trial file from the subordinate court. Without the trial record, the court is unable to review the proceedings, conviction, or sentence, and therefore, the application cannot be determined on its merits. The only available course is to...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 7120 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Susan Auma Onyango; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Siaya
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision E004 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome
File closed due to non-availability of trial file.
Judges
DO Ogembo
Legal Topics
Criminal Revision, Conviction and Sentence, Trial Records
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Criminal Revision Conviction and Sentence Trial Records

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Parties

Susan Auma Onyango

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court can proceed with a criminal revision application when the trial file is not availed.

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court cannot exercise its revisionary jurisdiction in the absence of the trial file from the subordinate court. Without the trial record, the court is unable to review the proceedings, conviction, or sentence, and therefore, the application cannot be determined on its merits. The only available course is to close the file until the necessary records are availed.

Court Disposition

File closed due to non-availability of trial file.

Orders

  • Trial file not availed. File ordered closed.