JOHN MWANGI CHEGE v REPUBLIC [2004] KEHC 2629 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2629
- Citation
- [2004] KEHC 2629 (KLR)
- Decided
- 29 December 2004
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from the original conviction and sentence in Criminal Case No. 336 of 2003CoramH. M. OKWENGU
Holding
The Appellant's conviction is quashed and set aside due to the defective charge. An order for retrial is made.
Facts
The Appellant was convicted of Defilement of a girl under the age of 14 years, and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. The particulars of the charge did not allege unlawful carnal knowledge.
Issues
- Whether the Appellant's conviction and sentence should be quashed and set aside.
- Whether the Appellant should be subjected to a retrial.
Reasoning
The charge did not allege unlawful carnal knowledge, rendering the charge fatally defective and the conviction invalid. The Appellant was facing a serious charge of defilement, and the interest of justice requires a retrial.
Outcome
The Appellant's conviction and sentence are quashed and set aside. An order for retrial is made.
Orders
- The Appellant shall be remanded in police custody to be produced before a court of competent jurisdiction for retrial on a properly framed charge of defilement.
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Penal Code (as amended by Act 5 of 2003)
Cases cited (3)
- Ngeno vs Republic [2002] 1 KLR 457
- Fatehali Manji vs Republic [1966] E A 343
- Mwangi v/s Republic [1983] KLR 522
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