[2025] KEHC 6476 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 6476 (KLR)

The court held that it does not have jurisdiction to entertain an application to extend time to file an appeal after the High Court has already dismissed the appeal. The proper forum for such an application is the Court of Appeal, not the High Court. The applicant's request was therefore dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Citation
[2025] KEHC 6476 (KLR)
Parties
Appellant: John Simiyu; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
23 May 2025
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E044 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application to File Appeal Out of Time
Outcome
application dismissed for want of jurisdiction
Judges
RN Nyakundi
Legal Topics
Robbery With Violence, Appeal Out of Time, Jurisdiction of High Court, Extension of Time, Criminal Procedure, Conviction and Sentence
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Robbery With Violence Appeal Out of Time Jurisdiction of High Court Extension of Time Criminal Procedure Conviction and Sentence

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Parties

John Simiyu

Appellant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application to File Appeal Out of Time

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to extend time to file an appeal out of time after dismissal by the same court.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to have his appeal heard out of time.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that it does not have jurisdiction to entertain an application to extend time to file an appeal after the High Court has already dismissed the appeal. The proper forum for such an application is the Court of Appeal, not the High Court. The applicant's request was therefore dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Court Disposition

application dismissed for want of jurisdiction

Orders

  • The application to extend time to file an appeal out of time is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.