[2022] KEHC 14866 (KLR)
The court determined that since both the alleged offence and the accused originate from the jurisdiction of Madiany Law Courts, and that court is gazetted and fully operational, it is appropriate and in the interests of justice to transfer the case from Bondo Principal Magistrate's Court to Madiany Law Courts for...
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- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 14866 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Republic; Defendant: Gabriel Odhiambo Alias Gabi
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application 169 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Transfer of Proceedings
- Outcome
- case transferred to Madiany Law Courts; file closed at Siaya High Court
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Transfer of Criminal Proceedings, Jurisdiction of Courts
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Republic
Applicant
Gabriel Odhiambo Alias Gabi
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Transfer of Proceedings
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the criminal case should be transferred from Bondo Principal Magistrate's Court to Madiany Law Courts for hearing and determination.
Ratio Decidendi
The court determined that since both the alleged offence and the accused originate from the jurisdiction of Madiany Law Courts, and that court is gazetted and fully operational, it is appropriate and in the interests of justice to transfer the case from Bondo Principal Magistrate's Court to Madiany Law Courts for hearing and final determination. The transfer ensures that the matter is heard in the proper forum, avoids unnecessary inconvenience, and upholds the principle of territorial jurisdiction in criminal proceedings.
Court Disposition
case transferred to Madiany Law Courts; file closed at Siaya High Court
Orders
- Bondo PM Cr Case No E427/2022 is transferred to Madiany Law Courts for hearing and final determination.
- The original file from Bondo together with a copy of this ruling and order shall be transmitted to Madiany Law Courts.
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Republic v Odhiambo (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 169 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 14866 (KLR) (2 November 2022) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 14866 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Siaya
Miscellaneous Criminal Application 169 of 2022
RE Aburili, J
November 2, 2022
Between
Republic
Applicant
and
Gabriel Odhiambo Alias Gabi
Accused
Ruling
1. Bondo PM Cr E427/2022 was forwarded to this court for directions. As the offence allegedly committed and the accused originate from the jurisdiction of Madiany law courts which is gazetted and is fully operationalized, I hereby transfer Bondo PM Cr Case No E427/2022 to Madiany law courts for hearing and final determination.
2. The original file from Bondo together with a copy of this Ruling and order shall be transmitted to Madiany law courts.
3. Copies of the ruling and order shall be supplied to Bondo law courts for records and notification of the accused persons.
4. The matter shall be mentioned before Madiany law courts November 9, 2022 for further directions
5. This file is now closed.
6. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA THIS 2NDDAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022R.E. ABURILIJUDGE