CLEOPHAS JUMA v REPUBLIC [2009] KEHC 231 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 231
- Citation
- [2009] KEHC 231 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 September 2009
AI Summary
Beta
Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeMiscellaneous Criminal ApplicationPostureApplication dismissedCoramSAID J. CHITEMBWE
Holding
Application is dismissed
Facts
The applicant was detained in police custody for over a fortnight before being charged in court. He seeks production of the Occurrence Book of Mumias Police Station dated 9th/10th November, 2006.
Issues
- Violation of constitutional rights to liberty
- Determination of detention period
Reasoning
The application is dismissed as the application and supporting affidavit do not indicate when the applicant was arrested and when he was arraigned before the court, making it impossible to determine whether the applicant's constitutional rights were violated.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Section 72 (3) (b) of the Constitution
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Loading judgment…