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…Ong’undi, Esq, P.M.) in Criminal Case No 189 of 1989) Evidence – secondary evidence – notice to produce a document – Evidence Act (cap 80) section 69 – to whom such notice is given – when such notice can be dispensed with…

…Evidence – expert evidence – evidence of document examiner and handwriting expert – how such evidence should be treated by the court Crimes – fraudulent false accounting–– Penal Code (cap 63) section 330(a) – entries in a…

…All the accused persons gave unsworn evidence and called no witnesses. The sum total of their evidence is that PW8 was a businessman who was buying and selling maize at Simatwet.…

…The other evidence on the record is evidence from police officers. PW3 received exhibits in a carton to take to the government chemist which he did using exhibit memo form.…

…For what may appear, the sequential recapitulation of evidence, the evidence of Wayua Muvengei (PW1) and Anna Kalau (PW10) needs be reviewed first.…

…Besides other evidence that he gave, I.P. Musili (PW7) gave similar evidence regarding how the accused led them to the point where he left the bicycle and its subsequent recovery at the home of Kilonzi (PW6).…

…He had heard the evidence of the Plaintiff and his doctor. The proceedings had proceeded ex parte and in the absence of the defendants. The Plaintiff closed his case and the suit was adjourned for Mr.…

…From the evidence before the court the plaintiff stated that he boarded the defendants lorry. Motor vehicle KWL 306 Souza Lorry, that was driven on the material day by the 2nd defendant.…

…The evidence of the 2nd Defendant before the Arbitrator contradicts his own evidence in court that he had never been to that land till after the land was transferred to him.…

…His evidence and that of the 1st Defendant that they visited the said land in September, 1987, clearly confirms the evidence of the Plaintiff and his witnesses that both Defendants had come to the said land in September,…

…That medical evidence talks of beating in general yet from the evidence the deceased was beaten several times.…

…evidence of Crispo, Phillemon and Charles.…

…In Indian proceedings a Mrs Ingles had given evidence which supported the wife’s claim, and hence the pypothesis of the wife’s adultery.…

…Such evidence was given on commission and taken down by commissioner who signed the document.…

…Case No 496 of 1990 of the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Mombasa, G M Njuguna, Esq, RM) RULING A witness by the name S Pandya was summoned to appear before Resident Magistrate in the above Criminal Case on 14/8/90 to give evidence…

…The principles for the successful grant of a review are well settled and the two which are pertinent to this application are that some new and important matter or evidence which could not with diligence have been discovered…

…Why this authority could not have been discovered after the exercise of due diligence even if this authority could be regarded as “new and important matter or evidence”’ is not explained.…

…The Evidence Act (section 124, cap 80).…

…of a child of tender years and had also overlooked significant items of evidence bearing on the reliability of her evidence the conviction could not stand.…

…I recorded evidence from four witnesses, on behalf of the plaintiff.…

…This evidence has not been challenged in anyway.…

…Hezekiah Okanja, the plaintiff’s father gave evidence, and Pamela Onyango, whom I have already mentioned, was recalled to give further evidence.…

…Athanasio Otondi Duolo gave evidence which fully corroborated the evidence given by the plaintiff and Zephaniah Odera Okanja.…

…Evidence is on record as to what happened from the various witnesses including the report of Leornard Oloo, the Production Manager. This evidence brings out the sort of person Lawi was, generally.…

…Joshua’s evidence too was that Lawi was a bad tempered man.…

…The Defendants did not adduce any evidence during the hearing. Upon close of oral evidence both parties were invited to le written submissions.…

…There is no evidence to prove either of these allegations.…

…The cheque for that payment is in evidence [Exhibit 3]. In addition he met the expenses in legal fees and stamp duties (Kshs.200,000/=).…

…The evidence he gave was documented in material respect. The losses suffered were demonstrated.…

…The applicant has not effectively challenged that evidence.…

…Section 176 of the Evidence Act provides:- “Subject to this Chapter a copy of any entry in a banker’s book shall in all legal proceedings be received as prima facie evidence of such entry, and of the matters transaction and…

…That no evidence has been adduced to support the defendant’s defence that the plaintiff respondent was negligent, the defendant has not done anything to counter the plaintiffs evidence and found the plaintiffs case proved…

…I have re-evaluated the evidence adduced before the lower court in the light of the grounds of appeal. The first complaint relates to the issue of Limitation of Actions Act.…

…Dr Cotran includes one that was not touched upon in the evidence.…

…So some of the conditions are in the evidence and some in the book and some in both.…

…The two were finally charged with the murder of the deceased.The two gave evidence in the defence. They denied completely having anything to do with the murder.…

…It is not corroborated but it is consistency of the P.W.1’s evidence to this effect and his doing so from the witness box corroborate P.W.I’ evidence with respect to accused No.1.…