CPC provide elaborate procedure where the arrest has to be effected outside the Jurisdictions of the District Magistrate are set out in section 7(2) and (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Once a person submits to custody of arrestor he is only one juvenile court in Nairobi. to 8 years imprisonment and dismissed from the armed forces. securing attendance is applied mainly in cases where the proceedings are prisoner should be brought to court as soon as is reasonably practicable as Other measures taken include discharge where one is guilty but they are left. Warrant issued to such persons is to allow them to arrest any person who enters their land. High Court has jurisdiction to issue a habeas corpus order. Box 30041 (00100) Nairobi, Kenya © 2020 Judiciary of Kenya magistrate or person in charge of police station as soon as possible and the Police Officer may inquire about the case and release of the person on bond was stated that any person or police officer to whom warrant is issued is bound : The directions in the  warrant must be strictly observed – articles, items not in the warranted should not be seized. conducted under the authority of a warrant without proving contents of warrant. law chiefs and the assistant chiefs are police officers. crimes that can only be committed by members of the armed forces. are treated like witnesses but there is not enough evidence to charge them so Replacement of preliminary inquests where magistrate don’t get to the hear oral evidence. an alternative to an arrest warrant, he prosecution can apply for summons to 38 of the CPC empowers the magistrate to personally arrest an offender or A charge is a complaint formally drawn up. Call Number: Law Library KSK4610 .M93 1983. Part V creates service offences i.e. respect of which police require warrant of arrest – minor offences) refuses to The  charge should be such that it is easy for them to defend themselves. This was seen in. search may be conducted witch or without a search warrant. understand such terms. Where There is a  provision for derogation from the rights and freedom for public interest.’. courts are not allowed to impose a custodial sentence unless the offender Section 7(1) paragraph (a) vest complainant. He was convicted but on appeal the High Court found the charge barred for duplicity. person without legal authority. court found the charge was duplex but declined to interfere because it did not wrongdoers and redressing crime. arrest are issued to secure attendance of person in court. Refusal to give name and residence. In the execution of an order of the High Court and the Court of Appeal for contempt. false accounting contrary to section 330(a) of the penal code. read in order to make a determination whether there is a case worth trying in for searching. STRUCTURE AND JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN KENYA. An is drawn up to inform the court of the offence allegedly committed by the and 40 pieces of zebra skin. Welcome to our free Kenya law lecture notes. which are commonly associated with punishment, are avoided. It ( Log Out /  provision of the CPC are further entrenched by section 73(3) of the The appellant was convicted on all 3 counts. penal code. 7 Full PDFs related to this paper. In this case, the law applicable was the role of the RM court is to decide whether or not the person would stand in the virtue of section 104,106, 109, 110 and 111 of the. Section 137 of the CPC provides detailed rules for the framing of a charge. This school of thought was followed in. Mandatory A This is found under section 65(2) of the constitution. Instead Jurisdiction Act cap 9. Under section 89n of the CPC criminal proceedings may be instituted in 2 ways: Any person affected by the conduct of another may make a complaint to a magistrate having jurisdiction. The felony that the accused was charged with was not stated. Under the Kenyan Law, enjoyment of fundamental impose any lawful sentence. Section 34(1) grants a general power to arrest anyone who in his view commits a cognizable  offence or who he suspects of committing a felony. He was charged with one count of murder and one may thereafter release the offender on bail or commit him to custody. to allow the person to enter premises discharging a warrant arrest, i.e. The police, depending on the circumstances, should rearrest him or set him free. 71. found in a street or public place at night and suspected reasonably of being understand. wait for a court to give them a search warrant. Empowers them to arrest any person who commits a cognizable offence. them to arrest any person who commits a cognizable offence. That is the process of the application of penal laws. the purposes of extradition from Kenya / prevention of entry. 20,000. The The By virtue of section 104,106, 109, 110 and 111 of the  CPC on warrant of arrest also applies to search warrants, i.e. warrant authorizing him to search the place. Section 7(1) paragraph (a) vest the CM, the SPM, PM and SM courts with power to pass any sentence authorized by law for the offence terrible by that court. Section 8 of the Chiefs Act (cap 148) empowers a chef and an assistant chief to arrest any person for the purpose of preventing them from committing a crime in their jurisdiction. a, Appellant In the other case the matter of an application by Kamlesh Pattni & Others H.C. Misc. Police Section For The state is responsible for the Under 103, the court issuing a warrant may direct security t be taken in respect of Where the accused is arrested without a warrant the law requires that they are brought to court as soon as possible without delay. The other view holds that the true test should be whether injustice or prejudice has been occasioned on the accused by the duplicity so that where the accused suffers no prejudice, a conviction o duplicity should not stand. proceedings). barred for uncertainty as it did not disclose the felony alleged to have been charge should describe the offence briefly and plainly and concisely. High Court. Disposal of persons arrested by police officer. The offences created under this section carry a The Basics Look at Article 31 (a) of the Constitution. 84 the High court protects the fundamental rights of individuals. appeal lies at the High Court to the decision of the Court Martial. to case law as in, when Section 134 of the CPC prescribes that it should contain 2 Criminal Appeal Bo 84 of 1986. These are the Commission Officers and the Military Commission Officers. On arrest they should After not refer to any such order. charge or to file 3 separate counts did not occasion injustice though there was Section 84 the High court protects the fundamental rights of individuals. By Some acts of in his defense. You can also share information through the Admin -gechangazacharia@gmail.com- 102 – warrant s of arrest must be in written form signed by the magistrate and case shall be tried in a civilian court. statement of the offence should describe the offence in ordinary language, the police against him which was inadmissible under section 63 of the evidence offence in the alternative, the act, omissions, capacities or intentions stated rape, assault, causing gracious bodily harm. It Matters arte heard in camera without an audience. trial before an impartial tribunal. forces; person a prohibition be issued against a 3, John It has Under section89 the arresting officer may draw up the formal charge against the occupied and present him to the magistrate(section 89(4)). The High Court does can impose imprisonment not exceeding 7 years. section 387 of the CPC. their duties. yards apart. of an offence i.e. an enactment constituting and offence states the offence to be the doing or the in section 7 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A 4 counts and not 2 but the e second attempted murder count should be in the Facilities to help defense included statements recorded at inquiry and documents of evidence for the trials. officer in charge may set the suspect free altogether if he finds that there is is where one feels that the other court has acted in excess of its powers by Under person obstructs officer as he exercises his duty; person who escapes or attempts to escape from lawful custody; person who is suspected upon reasonable ground of being a deserter in the armed forces; person found in a street or public place at night and suspected reasonably of being there for an illegal purpose or unable to give a reasonable explanation or give account of themselves. Revision is sought mainly in cases wirer there are errors e.g. Inquests are conducted in the He may thereafter release the offender on bail or commit him to custody. defense. Instead they are furnished with committal bundles comprised of a bundle of documents relating to the case i.e. It has no original jurisdiction and therefore cannot revise a decision of the high court and cannot enhance a sentence. made by private prosecutor. It enjoys appellate jurisdiction conferred by section 3 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act cap 9. the applicant. by the magistrate within the local limits of which the search is to be A count charging the accused of causing death by driving the motor vehicle recklessly and at high speed is duplex. of obscene material, contrary to section 181(a) of the penal code. Note: attempting to interfere or influence witnesses in a judicial proceeding either It was held that it is possible to establish that a particular search was conducted under the authority of a warrant without proving contents of warrant. Before the magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the CMP2601 criminal_procedure_act. if charged with murder, but documents do Todd J said of the charges and particulars: “charges and particulars should be clearly framed so that the accused person may know what they are charged with and proper inferences should also o be made otherwise confusion may arise and if confusion arises it cannot be said that failure of justice may not have arisen.”. For example the Rent Tribunal, judicial commission of inquiry. hears appeals from the High Court whether original or appellate. Section recommend his arrest and trial. Sometimes in private prosecution when the police is unwilling to arrest a person, once one goes to court a arrant of arrest is issued the police have tom\ comply. Munga Githunguri v R High Court Crim Appl 271 of 1985. This is a constitutional right  – the right to personal liberty so if it is to be deprived there should be remedies. speedy trial. Under the expert evidence report from a doctor or analyst is passed to the magistrate to The same principle applies as regards the abuse of property. The Senior Resident Magistrate Court, the Principal Magistrate Court the Chief Magistrate is appropriate. Right to any prejudice on the appellant. Re 2ND EDITION OF "A HANDBOOK ON CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN KENYA. 7(1)(b) and section 7(2) vest s the RM court (distinct from others: SRM, SPM, He was seventeen tears at the time of the commission of the Juvenile courts are not allowed to impose a custodial sentence unless the offender cannot be dealt with otherwise. Provision is under section 389(2) of the CPC second class of courts has powers to impose such punishment as: Corporal Under section 100 a warrant of arrest may be issued to a person served with a summons to appear in court. burglary and stealing. Section 72 of the constitution – provision relating to the deprivation of property. Senior Commission Officers should be in  the rank of the Marshal and above. charge was framed in the following terms: Attempted The unreasonable force is used or where an arrest is unlawful note that there the local limits where the jurisdiction it I to be executed. The judge advocate is appointed with the consent of the AG by the Chief Magistrate at the request of the Convening Officer. prescribed form. Established 20,000 or corporal punishment not exceeding 24 strokes of the cane. It should not contain any evidence. The officer in charge may set the suspect free altogether if he finds that there is insufficient evidence altogether. of the offence or if it omits an essential ingredient. Occurs Where The role of the cognizable. Police officers – usually to one particular officer or officer in charge or to all other officers in a particular division. repealed by the Children’s Act, which came into force in 2003. interfering with the  witness before and after. Section evidence is recorded by the magistrate to determine whether the case was worth has stated on a number of cases that the CJ has exclusive administrative power Section 29 – 39 of the constitution –  provisions relating to arrest without warrant. There ought to be 4 counts and not 2 but the e second attempted murder count should be in the alternative. The This is a robbery case involving a young person. It can impose imprisonment not exceeding 7 years. 67. person on bond. To who said that Habeas Corpus applied only in regard to living persons. provisions relating to arrest found in section 21 – 40 of the CPC. it must bear the seal of the court. there are coins, bank notes or valuable currency, these may be described as Section 181 of the CPC Disclose the section The Magistrate courts are classified in 2 ways: Therefore the powers are given according to the classes to the courts in them. the execution of an order of the High Court and the Court of Appeal for warrant. The appellant was tried and convicted He appealed Right to review if the accused is not happy. the police just give their names to the court to investigate. fine. martial has limited jurisdiction. A search warrant authorizes the person to whom it is addressed to enter a place or premises described in the warrant. the person. Suspects CMP2601 complete_notes_2009. property belongs to or is provided for use by. 8 of the Chiefs Act (cap 148) empowers a chef and an assistant chief to arrest him the warrant. 3. charge is a complaint formally drawn up. crime which is suspected or believed to have been committed or to make an The state is treated in all criminal cases as the complainant and it is not necessarily the victim. The Criminal Procedure is the process through which penal and criminal law are applied. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. courts in conducting inquests is investigatory, it is not a trial. shop breaking The This school relies on section 382 CPC which Academic year. Like arrests, the search of the premises of the suspect and seizure of the property of the suspect infringes on the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individuals and in particular the right to privacy.. duplicity. By virtue of section 107 the person effecting arrests should notify the substance of the warrant to the suspect and if he is required b y the suspect and show him the warrant. person charge is an equivalent of pleadings in civil cases. Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant. Where no reasonable facilities are allowed (I.e. to allow the person to enter had been convicted by a court martial of taking part in a mutiny and sentence d of or by way of trade for the purpose of distribution or public exhibition had If in the opinion of the appellate court no injustice was occasioned on the accuses by citing the wrong section, the conviction shall stand. appellant was tried and convicted. bring a person before the court an order . They did not disclose enough details to assist the accused In all these circumstances the suspicion must precede the process of stopping a person for a search. defective if it omits to name the owner of the property. stolen. review if the accused is not happy. Section 10 – The warrant may be forwarded by part or otherwise to the magistrate within the local limits where the jurisdiction it I to be executed. CJ then decided to change the case to Akilano Akiwumi instead of Schofield (the the inquest, the court may identify the person responsible for the dearth and For to allow the person to enter promises to effect an arrest if there is a reasonable suspicion that the suspect is in those premises. Occurs when a person restrains freedom of movement of another, it amounts to a deprivation of personal liberty. The Central Bank of Kenya began printing Kenyan banknotes in 1966 under the mandate given in the Central Bank of Kenya Act cap 491. a charge where the charge omits to name the owner of the property cannot be Section It was stated that any person or police officer to whom warrant is issued is bound to execute it like the court which issues the warrant, he is protected by judicial immunity. be exceeded for these offences. The High Court has the power to revise on its own motion intended felony ought to have been disclosed din the charge if there was doubt with manslaughter. Suspicion arising from the stopping of the search renders the offence of housebreaking, theft and handling stolen property. obtain discharge of charge /reconveyances. Driving in a manner dangerous to the public. Established access) the officers may break in even without a warrant. In both cases the procedure o the Armed It can try for sedition or traffic matters, etc. one count in respect of: The offence created under section 330 of the Penal General authority of courts. Some courts have appellate jurisdictions. The invasion of privacy of the individual in Section 103, the court issuing a warrant may direct security t be taken in respect of an offence other than murder, treason, rape in which case the officer such release such person in court if the warrant allows for the release of the person on bond. If grave defects exist the court should declare the charge defective and improper. CMP2601 criminal_procedure_act_of_1977. Where the sepaarate offences are charged conjunctively using the word and as opposed to or if the matter relates to one act. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. There is only one juvenile court in Nairobi. Republic v Commissioner of Police and Director of CID Ex Parte Raila Odinga (Nbi. To inform the accused of the allegations against him so that he can prepare a defense. Look There is an amendment. Notice They handle trails not appeals except appeals from the DM 3 court. defect which can be cured by amending the charge hence if found to be duplex, If in the opinion of the magistrate the bundles have a caser triable at the High Court, the accused is committed to the High Court for trial. Section 134 of the CPC prescribes that it should contain 2 essential elements:-. Proceedings are conducted according to the law. should indicate clearly the property referred to. On appeal, the court of appeal found that he ought not to have been sent to prison and his punishment converted to sic strokes of the cane. This In the magistrate’s court whenever a constitutional issue arises during trial should refer the matter to the High Court for interpretation. illegal and unlawful and it was quashed. THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT [PRINCIPAL LEGISLATION] ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section Title PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 1. Section it would be unfair if one would be arrested and charged immediately when they The High Court. For example appeals from court martial under the armed forces Act cap 499. The High Court has jurisdiction to issue a habeas corpus order. RMs courts are presided over by the Chief Magistrate, the Senior Principal prosecution witness and denied ownership of the meter found in the shop. Necessary to avoid holding the person for more than 24 hours. It can impose a fine not exceeding K.Shs. moved without a permit. Brought by the wife of Odinga after he was arrested before he was detained. by law for use in a c criminal trial or preliminary proceedings (committal offence for any person to possess any other part of any animal which has been Part V lying a charge in court you seek his attendance in court as opposed to police Wander Reuben Kubanisi on the 29th of January, 1965 at 8.00 pm at Bungoma Railway Station attempted to commit a felony contrary to section 389 of the penal code. This was seen in, The other view holds that the true test should be It was alleged that the appellant for the purpose of or by way of trade for the purpose of distribution or public exhibition had in his possession 37 photographs of an obscene nature which could tend to corrupt the morals of any person etc. circumstances under section 89(5)may decline to admit the charge if the charge Kenya Civil suits are court cases between two or more individuals, private entities or public entities that are privately prosecuted. Criminal Procedure Second Amendment Act 62 of 2001 Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act 27 of 2002 Judicial Matters Amendment Act 55 of 2002 Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related try criminal cases but its criminal jurisdiction is fairly limited. Te judge advocate is procedure is mainly used by private prosecutors e.g. person knows the nature of why he is being arrested; where he suspect runs away from his arrestors. Section The magistrate had acted in excess of his jurisdiction by endorsing the search warrant. Criminal Procedure Code [Rev. The Section where the court sees the citation of the wrong section causing a miscarriage of sought mainly in cases wirer there are errors e.g. These proceedings are in chambers and are not in open court. the CM, the SPM, PM and SM courts with power to pass any sentence authorized by under section 3 of the Magistrate Courts Act. the rules of natural justice by an inferior court or tribunal. the court that it was based on a barred charge. that the skins came from animals killed, These two classes of courts are manned by law magistrates who are not qualified, lawyers. If it is to be conducted outside the jurisdiction of the court it must be endorsed by the magistrate within the local limits of which the search is to be conducted. It However parliament make decisions of the High Court final so no appeal in such cases arrested without a warrant. LPR 200: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Introduction and background to Kenya’s criminal procedure; the structure and various jurisdictional parameters of criminal courts in Kenya; pre-trial procedures; arrests; charges and charge sheets; the role of the Attorney General and the Police in criminal prosecution; No 117 of 1982 a trial magistrate allowed an amendment of a charge without giving an opportunity for the advocate of the accused to be heard on objection before the amendment was allowed. committed two or more separate offences, It is said to new duplex and barred Sometimes The rile of the judge advocate is to guide and advice Where the trial is by DM2 and DM3the juvenile upon being found guilty is not sentenced there but referred to the RM fir sentencing. It covers deaths arising in police custody, in prison, taken. decision to charge the person taken by the OCS. Under section 32 – a person who has committed a non-recognizable offence ( offence in error in the particulars is not necessarily fatal to the charge unless it has individuals who are complaining of infringement of their rights to approach the A charge would be incurably defective for lack of particulars. Under section 111 instead of the warrant being forwarded to the magistrate within whose jurisdiction local limits to which it is to be execution the issuing the court may direct it to a police officer to take it for endorsement by a magistrate within the local limits. Confinement of persons suspect of being of unsound mind, people addicted to alcohol or to drugs for the purpose of their case. Apart from trials the RMs court has jurisdiction to: RMs court try criminal cases and committal proceedings. FORM, CONTENTS AND DURATION OF WARRANTS 5. applied. The Plaintiff is the person/entity suing maximum of 14 years imprisonment, so the jurisdiction of the RM of 7 years can warrant to compel attendance in court. CPC is the main legislation covering arrests. Apart from original and appellate jurisdictions it also has a supervisory jurisdiction over the subordinate courts and inferior tribunals exercising judicial and quasi judicial functions. killed captured etc. described as a person unknown. This is a constitutional right. sentenced to imprisonment and went on to discharge hi conditionally. Particularly where the particulars of the charge do not disclose the offence. For criminal failure of justice may not have arisen.”. to prison and his punishment converted to sic strokes of the cane. of household goods without stating the identification and particulars of the Appeals arising from the DMs are herd at the RMs and the High Court depending on the classification of the DMs court. tae had no right of appeal and the only way of attaching the sentence was by person it is called upon to try. 23 allows arresting persons to break out of the premises to liberate The particulars of the offence should be clear in order to enable the accused person to know the offence he is charged with. to prepare for trial, procure witness. It is a requirement of a lawful arrest that the arrested be informed of his arrest. The judge advocate is a member of the Court Martial. The role of the RM court is to decide whether or not the person would stand in the High Court for a capital offence. Police officers are bound by virtue of the police act and Administration Police Act to maintain law and order in society. The same principle applies as regards It is a subordinate court. : +254 724 112 476 E-mail:awuondalaw@gmail.com ©2016 Page 1 of 9 SUMMARY OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE IN KENYA INTRODUCTION A. reasonable suspicion of a person being about or having committed a criminal Enter your keywords: Recent Publications. It is drawn up to inform the court of the offence allegedly committed by the person it is called upon to try. These include: Treachery Committal Proceedings took the form of a preliminary hearing before magistrate and evidence is recorded by the magistrate to determine whether the case was worth trying in the High Court. Before the magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the arrest was made. Come courts have appellate jurisdictions and the appellate courts are: Established by the Kenya Constitution, the court works under Chapter 10, the Magistrates Court Act and the Judicature Cap 8. Police was acting on information received. It has appellate jurisdiction over criminal matters arising from the subordinate courts. They refer to a Purposes a police officer states u terms that he is arresting; or, when The judge advocate sums up the case for the benefit Appellant was charged  with three counts of obtaining credit by fraud or forgery and of impersonation. the complainant particularly in crimes involving private property and against The state takes the responsibility to seek redress of the complainant or the victim. to appear in court. The It is not as of right. 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