Alnashir Visram Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2000 to 2026; busiest year 2014 (167 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (230); Appeal allowed (11); Appeals dismissed (9); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (9)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (198); Appeal allowed (57); Application dismissed (33); Dismissed (26)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (28); Dismissed (5)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (24)
• Civil: Dismissed (7); Appeal dismissed (7); Application dismissed (5)

Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Rules (107)
• Penal Code (102)
• Civil Procedure Act (98)
• Criminal Procedure Code (75)
• Court of Appeal Rules (32)
• Evidence Act (27)
• Sexual Offences Act (26)
• Constitution of Kenya (19)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the High Court judgment (52), Second Appeal (42), Appeal from a High Court judgment (25)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 225/441, Appeal allowed: 10/441, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 9/441, Appeals dismissed: 8/441
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 22/76, Disallowed: 5/76, Appeal allowed: 4/76, Dismissed: 3/76
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/5, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondents: 2/5
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 126/437, Application dismissed: 31/437, Appeal allowed: 30/437, Appeal dismissed with costs: 11/437
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 20/56, Affirmed: 4/56, Appeal allowed: 4/56, dismissed: 3/56

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~16960 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs to the appellant (5)
• Set the appellant at liberty (5)
• Costs to the respondent (3)
• Sentence of 15 years imprisonment (3)
• Injunction and stay of proceedings (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (94), Criminal Procedure Code (67), Court of Appeal Rules (30), Evidence Act (25), Sexual Offences Act (22)