Muktar Bonaya Dashano v Republic [2018] KEHC 92 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 92
- Citation
- [2018] KEHC 92 (KLR)
- Decided
- 15 May 2018
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from conviction and sentence in Garissa Chief Magistrate Criminal Case No. 1646 of 2014CoramGeorge Dulu
Holding
The appeal is allowed, conviction and sentence quashed, and the appellant set at liberty.
Facts
The appellant was charged with defilement and indecent act with a child, and denied the charges. He was convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
Issues
- Whether the trial magistrate erred in convicting the appellant without considering the age of the complainant beyond reasonable doubt.
- Whether the trial magistrate erred in convicting the appellant without considering that penetration was not proved to have been caused by him.
- Whether the trial magistrate erred in convicting the appellant without considering the prosecution evidence was contradictory.
- Whether the trial magistrate erred in convicting the appellant without considering the evidence adduced in court by prosecution witnesses was tailored against him.
Reasoning
The prosecution failed to prove the age of the complainant beyond reasonable doubt, and the trial magistrate erred in convicting the appellant without considering this crucial ingredient of the offence of defilement.
Outcome
Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed, appellant set at liberty.
Orders
- Quash the conviction and set aside the sentence.
- Order the appellant be set at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held.
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006
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