[2024] KEHC 890 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant had met the threshold for the grant of leave to appeal out of time. The judge considered the principles governing extension of time, including the explanation for delay, prospects of success, and absence of prejudice to the respondent. The court exercised its discretion in favour...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 890 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Hilary Kiplimo Too; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Eldoret
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Miscellaneous Application E097 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal
- Outcome
- Application allowed. Leave to appeal out of time granted.
- Judges
- RN Nyakundi
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Appeals Process, Judicial Discretion
- Source Language
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Parties
Hilary Kiplimo Too
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has established sufficient grounds for extension of time to file an appeal out of time under section 349 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
- 2 Whether the delay in filing the appeal has been adequately explained to the satisfaction of the court.
- 3 Whether granting the extension would prejudice the respondent.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant had met the threshold for the grant of leave to appeal out of time. The judge considered the principles governing extension of time, including the explanation for delay, prospects of success, and absence of prejudice to the respondent. The court exercised its discretion in favour of the applicant, holding that the application was meritorious and that leave should be granted to file the appeal forthwith.
Court Disposition
Application allowed. Leave to appeal out of time granted.
Orders
- The applicant is granted leave to file his appeal out of time forthwith.
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Too v Republic (Criminal Miscellaneous Application E097 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 890 (KLR) (7 February 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 890 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Eldoret
Criminal Miscellaneous Application E097 of 2023
RN Nyakundi, J
February 7, 2024
Between
Hilary Kiplimo Too
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(Being an application to appeal for leave for extension of time from the judgment in CR. No. 46 of 2018)
Ruling
1. The applicant has moved to the court to consider an application to appeal out of time not at pursue a remedy under section 33 (2) of the CPC. The discretion under section 349 of the CPC empowers the court with unfettered discretion to be exercised judiciously in favour to the applicant. In this respect the supreme court in Nicholas Kiptoo Arap Korir Salat v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Comission & 7 others (2014) eKLR laid down the principles that govern the exercise of discretion in applications for extension of time as follows;1. Extension of time is not a right of a party. It is an equitable remedy that is only available to a deserving party at the discretion of the court.2. A party who seeks for extension of time has the burden of laying a basis to the satisfaction of the court.3. Whether the court should exercise the discretion to extend time, is a consideration to be made as a case to case basis.4. Whether there is a reasonable reason for the delay. The delay should be explained to the satisfaction of the court.5. Whether there will be any prejudice suffered by the respondents if the extension is granted.6. Whether the application has been brought without undue delay and7. Whether in certain cases, like election petitions, public interest should be a consideration for extending time.”
2. First as a matter of logic on the outer end of the spectrum one has to look at the prospect of success on appeal. On the other end of the spectrum would be the nature of the delay, the length of it and the reasons why the appeal was not filed within the prescribed period. It is against this background I appraise the record of appeal and it is clear the threshold for granting leave to appeal has been met by the applicant. For those reasons the applicant has leave necessary to file his appeal forthwith.
DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 7TH FEBRUARY, 2024In the presence of:Applicant present...................R. NYAKUNDIJUDGE