Nicholas v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E056 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 5142 (KLR) (9 May 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 5142 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E056 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J MAY 9, 2024 BETWEEN JOHN ONDERA NICHOLAS ................................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From the original conviction and sentence in the Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Sexual Offences Case No. E002 of 2020 at Winam) RULING 1. The Applicant John Ondera Nicholas is a convict in Winam SPM Sexual Ofiences Case No. E002 of 2020. He was sentenced to serve life imprisonment for the ofience of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act. 2. He appealed to this court vide HCCRA No. E052 of 2023 but the appeal was struck out as it was filed out of time without leave of court. 3. He has now come to seek for extension of time to file the said appeal. 4. I grant leave to the convict to file his appeal within 14 days of today. 5. Signal to issue. 6. File closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 9TH DAY OF MAY, 2024 R. E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/5142/eng@2024-05-09 1
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