Sailesh Shah v Republic [2002] KEHC 1157 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1157
- Citation
- [2002] KEHC 1157 (KLR)
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TypeCriminal RevisionPostureApplication for stay of proceedings and other reliefCoramOsiemo
Holding
The court denies the application and there shall be no orders as to costs.
Facts
The applicant seeks to have criminal charges dismissed due to res judicata and lack of jurisdiction, alleging that certain cheques were never stolen and their proceeds were correctly credited.
Issues
- Stay of proceedings pending determination of application
- Dismissal of charges for being res judicata
- Lack of jurisdiction to revisit charges
- Unlawfulness and unconstitutionality of criminal charges
- No charges to be made against specific individuals
- Cheques were not stolen and proceeds were correctly credited
Reasoning
The court finds that the charges are not res judicata and the magistrate had jurisdiction to hear the cases. The cheques were stolen and the proceeds were not correctly credited.
Outcome
Application denied
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Criminal Procedure Code Cap 75 of the Laws of Kenya
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