Criminal Procedure Code | Cap. 75 — Kenya law | Esheria

Criminal Procedure Code

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code.

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Jurisdiction
Kenya
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Cap. 75
Version
11 Dec 2023
Language
en
Official source
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Source attribution: Source: Kenya Law

Statute overview

About this statute

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code. Section 2 provides definitions of terms used in the Code, including "cognizable offence", "drug related offence", "non-cognizable offence", and other specified terms. This section provides that offences under the Penal Code and offences under other laws are to be inquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to this Code; it also permits the High Court to apply English High Court procedure where this Code's procedure is inapplicable and preserves the effect of bilateral agreements regarding members of foreign armed or police forces present in Kenya. Section 10 has been repealed. Section 11 has been repealed.