Joseph Njagi Macharia v Republic [2018] KEHC 9892 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 9892
- Citation
- [2018] KEHC 9892 (KLR)
- Decided
- 8 November 2018
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from the judgment of the Chief Magistrate's Court at Nyeri (C.Mburu R.M.)CoramHON. A. MSHILA
Holding
The court finds that the prosecution failed to prove the key ingredient of touching to the desired threshold and the evidence was contradictory and inconsistent.
Facts
The appellant was charged with attempted defilement and indecent act with a child. The complainant testified that the appellant touched her private parts in a coffee plantation, but the prosecution's witnesses had conflicting accounts.
Issues
- Whether the prosecution proved the key ingredients of the alternate charge to the desired threshold.
- Whether the evidence adduced by the prosecution was contradictory, inconsistent and unreliable; whether the conviction was unsafe.
Reasoning
The court re-evaluated the evidence and found that the prosecution did not prove the key ingredient of touching to the desired threshold. The evidence of the prosecution witnesses was contradictory and inconsistent.
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Sexual Offences Act
- Evidence Act
Cases cited (2)
- Okeno vs R (1972) EA 32
- Micheal Mugo Musyoka-vs-R Nyeri CA No.89 of 2013 (unreported)
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