Reuben Mulatia v Republic

Mulatia v Republic (Miscellaneous Application E022 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 8866 (KLR) (14 March 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 8866 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT VOI MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION E022 OF 2024 AN ONGERI, J MARCH 14, 2025 BETWEEN REUBEN MULATIA ................................................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Applicant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the ofience of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 on 26th June 2014. 2. The Applicant appealed to this High Court and his appeal was dismissed on 16th February 2017. 3. The Applicant sufiered a stroke during the period he has been in custody and he has applied to this court under Section 6 of the Criminal Procedure Code for review of the sentence. 4. Section 6 of the CPC states as follows:(Julie please state Section 6 of the Criminal Procedure Code here) 5. I have considered the submissions by both parties. I find that this court has no jurisdiction to entertain this case since the appeal had been dismissed by the High Court. 6. The application for review is accordingly dismissed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 14TH OF MARCH, 2025 IN OPEN COURT AT VOI HIGH COURT. ASENATH ONGERI JUDGE In the presence of:- https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/8866/eng@2025-03-14 1

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