Arunga v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E163 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11549 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 11549 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E163 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 BETWEEN BONFACE ANDAI ARUNGA ................................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From the original conviction and sentence in Tamu Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Sexual Offences Case No. E013 of 2021) RULING 1. The Convict Bonface Andai Arunga applies for leave to appeal out of time from Tamu SPM Criminal Case No. E013 of 2021 where he was sentenced to serve twenty (20) years imprisonment for the ofience of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act, on 30th November 2021. 2. I find the application to be an afterthought as nearly 3 years are elapsing since his sentencing and no explanation is given for the inordinate delay and his right of appeal was explained. 3. The application dated July 18, 2024 is found to be devoid of merit and is dismissed 4. This file is closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 R. E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/11549/eng@2024-09-26 1
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