DAVID GICHUHI GITAU V DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS & 3 OTHERS [2012] KEHC 841 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

High Court at Nairobi (Nairobi Law Courts)

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DAVID GICHUHI GITAU ………...……......................................…………. 1ST PETITIONER

TIMOTHY MUCHIRI KANGARA ................................................................. 2ND PETITIONER

AND

THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLICPROSECUTIONS ……..…...................….1ST RESPONDENT

OFFICER COMMANDING STATIONMAVOKO POLICE STATION ….2ND RESPONDENT

THE PRINCIPAL MAGISTRATEMAVOKO LAW COURT …………... 3RD RESPONDENT

ATTORNEY GENERAL …..………......................................……………. 4TH  RESPONDENT

AND

FORM MATTRESS LIMITED ……...........................................………………... THIRD PARTY

RULING

I have considered the matter and in the particular the skeleton proceedings in Nairobi Chief Magistrates Criminal Case No. 1783 of 2012. The accused took the plea on 23rd November 2012 and there is no indication that an application for bail was made or an opportunity given to them to make the application. The matter was then transferred to Mavoko Law Courts.  According to counsel, the accused are still in custody from 23rd November 2012 without the benefit of bail. In view thereof, I direct as follows;

(1)That the accused Timothy Muchiri Kagara, David  Gichuhi Gitau, Paul Njoroge Mwangi and David Kinyua Wamai be taken before the Magistrate at Mavoko Law Courts on 5th December 2012 or at the earliest opportunity.

(2)The Honourable magistrate is directed to hear and determine their application for bail.

DATEDandDELIVEREDat NAIROBI this 4th  day of  December 2012

D.S. MAJANJA

JUDGE

FURTHER ORDER:- The petition shall be served upon the respondents forthwith and the matter is fixed for directions on 19th December 2012.

DATEDandDELIVERED at NAIROBI this 4th  day of December 2012

D.S. MAJANJA

JUDGE