REPUBLIC v CHIEF MAGISTRATE COURT AT KIBERA & another Exparte SHASHIKANT VITHALDAS BADIANI & another [2012] KEHC 2011 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2011
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 2011 (KLR)
- Decided
- 4 October 2012
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TypeMiscellaneous Civil ApplicationPostureApplication for Certiorari, Prohibition, and StayCoramW. K. KORIR
Holding
The application is dismissed with costs to the respondents and interested parties.
Facts
The applicants seek to quash the proceedings, rulings, and orders made by the Kibera Chief Magistrate's Court in Criminal Case No. 6983 of 2007, including an order to deposit money in a bank account before the Trial Court.
Issues
- Quashing of proceedings, rulings, and orders
- Prohibition of further hearing in the criminal case
- Prohibition of prosecution by the Attorney General
- Permanent stay of proceedings
Reasoning
The court finds no merit in the application, noting that the criminal case is ongoing and that the interested parties' actions do not constitute abuse of the court process. The court directs the magistrate to arrange for the hearing of the criminal case on priority basis.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Orders
- Permanent stay of proceedings in Kibera Chief Magistrate’s Criminal Case No. 6983 of 2007
- Prohibition of further hearing in the criminal case
- Prohibition of prosecution by the Attorney General
- Prohibition of hearing and determining the Notice of Motion
Remedies
- Costs to the respondents and interested parties
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