Karanja Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (40 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (23); Affirmed (12); Application dismissed (6); Appeal allowed (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (15); Affirmed (13); Appeals dismissed (3); The appeal was dismissed. (2)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (7)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (6); Affirmed (2); Appeal allowed (2)
• Sexual Offence: Guilty (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (25)
• Penal Code (16)
• Sexual Offences Act (13)
• Evidence Act (11)
• Civil Procedure Act (11)
• Civil Procedure Rules (8)
• Appellate Jurisdiction Act (6)
• Law of Succession Act (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (75), Application for stay of execution pending appeal (36), Appeal from a High Court judgment (30)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 31/113, Appeal allowed: 8/113, Dismissed: 5/113, Application dismissed: 4/113
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 149/337, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 8/337, Affirmed: 5/337, Appeal allowed: 4/337
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 207/729, Application dismissed: 57/729, Appeal allowed: 41/729, Dismissed: 31/729
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 30/128, Dismissed: 16/128, Appeal dismissed: 10/128, The application is granted.: 6/128
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 19/46, Appeal successful: 3/46, Appeal allowed: 3/46, Affirmed: 2/46

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18008 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (5)
• Costs to the appellant (4)
• Set appellant free (3)
• Costs to the respondent (3)
• Costs to the applicant (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (95), Sexual Offences Act (76), Penal Code (73), Court of Appeal Rules (45), Evidence Act (39)