[2023] KEHC 4002 (KLR)

[2023] KEHC 4002 (KLR)

The court found that the application raised issues warranting urgent consideration and that interim orders were necessary to preserve the status quo pending inter partes hearing. The court exercised its supervisory jurisdiction to temporarily stay the proceedings in the lower court, directed that the certified...

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Citation
[2023] KEHC 4002 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Republic; Respondent: Daniel Mule Anthony & 7 others
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision E296 of 2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Interlocutory Ruling
Outcome
interim_orders_granted_pending_hearing
Judges
DR Kavedza
Legal Topics
Criminal Revision, Stay of Proceedings, Urgent Applications
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Criminal Revision Stay of Proceedings Urgent Applications

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Parties

Republic

Applicant

Daniel Mule Anthony & 7 others

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Interlocutory Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application for criminal revision should be certified as urgent.
  2. 2 Whether proceedings in Milimani Criminal Case No 336/2020 should be temporarily stayed pending inter partes hearing.
  3. 3 Whether a certified record of the lower court file should be availed to the High Court.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application raised issues warranting urgent consideration and that interim orders were necessary to preserve the status quo pending inter partes hearing. The court exercised its supervisory jurisdiction to temporarily stay the proceedings in the lower court, directed that the certified record be availed, and set timelines for service and mention. The orders were made to ensure fairness and prevent prejudice to the applicant's rights pending full hearing of the application.

Court Disposition

interim_orders_granted_pending_hearing

Orders

  • This matter is certified urgent.
  • Proceedings in Milimani Criminal Case No 336/2020 are temporarily stayed pending inter partes hearing of the application.