[2015] KEHC 4310 (KLR)
The court considered the applicant's prolonged detention beyond the statutory period and the constitutional guarantee of the right to bail. The judge weighed the arguments from both sides, particularly the need to protect the accused's constitutional rights, and determined that the accused should be considered for...
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- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 4310 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Republic; Respondent: Prosper Mutua Nzilani
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Meru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Case 15 of 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Case / Ruling on Bail Application Pending Trial
- Outcome
- Application for bail considered; accused to be admitted to bail pending trial subject to conditions.
- Judges
- AM Cockar
- Legal Topics
- Bail Pending Trial, Pretrial Detention, Constitutional Rights, Murder Charge
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
Republic
Applicant
Prosper Mutua Nzilani
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Case / Ruling on Bail Application Pending Trial
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused should be admitted to bail pending trial.
- 2 Whether continued detention of the accused violates constitutional rights.
Ratio Decidendi
The court considered the applicant's prolonged detention beyond the statutory period and the constitutional guarantee of the right to bail. The judge weighed the arguments from both sides, particularly the need to protect the accused's constitutional rights, and determined that the accused should be considered for bail pending trial, subject to appropriate conditions.
Court Disposition
Application for bail considered; accused to be admitted to bail pending trial subject to conditions.
Orders
- The accused is admitted to bail pending trial with or without conditions as determined by the court.
- There shall be no order as to costs.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
22 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MERU
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 15 OF 2013
REPUBLIC………….…..…….…….............…….……...PROSECUTOR
-VERSUS -
PROSPER MUTUA NZILANI………………..................... ACCUSED
RULING
The accused PROSPER MUTUA NZILANI was granted bond of KShs.1,000,000/= with two sureties of like sum in the couas brought a Notice of Motion application dated 20th March 2015. The accused seeks an order as follows:
That this honourable court be pleased to admit the applicant to bail pending trial with or without conditions.
That there be no order as to costs.
The application is perused on the following grounds:
That the applicant was arrested on 15th February 2015 by officers from Muthaiga Police Station and afterwards taken to Court on 11th March 2015 for an application for extension of his detention in police custody for a period beyond the mandatory period of 14 days , which application was denied.
The police did not release him and continued to detain him in police custody.
That the applicant was subsequently charged with the offence of murder on 19th March 2015 to which he pleaded not guilty and a hearing date was fixed for 23rd upto 26th November, 2015.
That during the plea the court deferred the applicant’s request for bail.
That in order to protect the Constitutional rights of the applicant it is essential that he be admitted to bail.
The application is supported by an affidavit sworn by ABEL MANWA MAYIEKAaliasCOLLINS.The gist of the affidavit is
The State was represented by C. M. Ngugi Rebiro. Counsel opposed the application for bail for the accused citing several reasons.
I have carefully considered this application and the submission by both counsels
Dated at Nairobi this 21stday of May,2015.
LESIIT, J
JUDGE