Case ID:160762

Republic v Partoip Keiser [2020] eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Criminal Case 3 of 2019

Parties:

Republic v Partoip Keiser

Date Delivered:

25 Jun 2020

Case Class:

Criminal

Court:

High Court at Nanyuki

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Hatari Peter George Waweru

Citation:

Republic v Partoip Keiser [2020] eKLR

Court Division:

Criminal

County:

Nyandarua

Case Outcome:

Application dismissed.

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NANYUKI

CRIMINAL NO.3 OF 2019

REPUBLIC................................................................PROSECUTOR

VERSUS

PARTOIP KEISER............................................................ACCUSED

R U L I N G

The application seeks a review of the terms of bail imposed when the accused herein was admitted to bail by a ruling dated 24

th

and delivered on 25

th

April 2019.

Those terms were that he would be released upon his own cognizance in the sum of Kshs.300,000/00 plus one surety in like him.

The accused seeks review of those terms upon the ground that

“the bond granted was more than the applicant’s earnings”.

The accused is charged with murder contrary to

Section 203

and

204

of the Penal Code, an offence that carries a maximum sentence of death. The bail term imposed do not require him to pay any cash bail. The only requirement is that he should have one surety in the sum of Kshs.300,000/00. He has not stated that he is unable to get a surety; but even if that were the position, it would be a reason to pose the question why nobody is willing to stand surety for him.

Given the grave nature of the offence that the accused stands charged with, I find no reason at all to vary the family modest terms of bail imposed upon the accused.

The application by notice of motion filed on 28/05/2020 has no merit and is hereby dismissed. It is so ordered.

H.P.G. WAWERU

JUDGE

25/06/2020