[2004] KEHC 1728 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant received the lower court's proceedings in January 2004 but did not file the application until April 2004, resulting in a delay of approximately three months. The applicant failed to provide any explanation for this delay. The court held that time for filing began upon receipt of...
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- Citation
- [2004] KEHC 1728 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Republic; Respondent: Paul Langat
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisii
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Children Miscellaneous Application 13 of 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Appeal Time Limits, Delay in Filing, Criminal Procedure
- Source Language
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Parties
Republic
Applicant
Paul Langat
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for review or appeal was filed within the prescribed time period.
- 2 Whether the delay in filing the application was explained and justified.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant received the lower court's proceedings in January 2004 but did not file the application until April 2004, resulting in a delay of approximately three months. The applicant failed to provide any explanation for this delay. The court held that time for filing began upon receipt of the proceedings and that the delay was both inordinate and unexplained. The court also noted the respondent's argument that the application may have been prompted by a related civil case, which was filed and served before the present application. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for lack of merit due to the unjustified delay.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application is dismissed.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
8 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KISII
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLIC.NO.31 OF 2004 (From original conviction and sentence of the Resident Magistrate’s court at SOTIK in criminal case No.1145 of 2004) REPUBLIC ………………………………………………………………. APPLICANT
VERSUS
PAUL LANGAT ………………………………………………………… RESPONDENT
RULING:
I have considered the application and the objection. The application has no merit. Applicant received lower court’s proceedings “sometimes in January 2004. ” However this application was filed on 16/4/04 – a whole 3 months later. There was no explanation why they took this long. Time started running on the day they received the proceedings. I find the delay was inordinate and not explained. I would concur with the respondent that this application may be due to the civil case, which was filed, by the respondent. It was filed and served before this application was brought.
In the circumstances the application is dismissed.
KABURU BAUNIJUDGE27/5/04 Mr. Anyona for Mrs. Asati for the respondent