[2013] KEHC 4370 (KLR)
The court found that the appellant, having filed a petition and grounds of appeal but taken no further steps, and having likely completed his sentence, is deemed to have lost interest in the appeal. Consequently, the appeal is considered abandoned and the file is ordered closed. The court exercised its discretion to...
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- Citation
- [2013] KEHC 4370 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: Waroare Tabana; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Meru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal 138 of 2002
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal considered abandoned and file closed.
- Legal Topics
- Abandonment of Appeal, Sentence Completion, Appeal Procedure
- Source Language
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Parties
Waroare Tabana
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant has abandoned his appeal by failing to take further steps after filing the petition and grounds of appeal.
- 2 Whether the appeal should be considered abandoned and the file closed.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the appellant, having filed a petition and grounds of appeal but taken no further steps, and having likely completed his sentence, is deemed to have lost interest in the appeal. Consequently, the appeal is considered abandoned and the file is ordered closed. The court exercised its discretion to prevent abuse of process and to ensure judicial efficiency, given the lack of prosecution and the completion of the sentence.
Court Disposition
Appeal considered abandoned and file closed.
Orders
- The appeal is considered abandoned.
- The file is closed.
Full Case Text
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
High Court at Meru
Criminal Appeal 138 of 2002 [if !mso]> <style> v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]
WAROARE TABANA……………………………………….…… APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC…………………………………………………………RESPONDENT
R U L I N G
The Appellant was sentenced to 6 years 3 strokes in Senior Resident Magistrate’s court Moyale on 15th January, 2004.
He filed a petition and grounds of Appeal. No further step was taken in the appeal. Appellant must have completed sentence by now. The Appellant is considered to have lost interest in his appeal. This appeal is considered abandoned and file closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 26th DAY OF MARCH, 2013
LESIIT, J.
JUDGE.
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