An application by a businessman, Cheekati Narasimha, in the Sh 200M case to have his travel documents released has been rejected by the court.
Principal Magistrate Caroline Nyaguthii, while delivering that ruling, said it was not backed by sufficient evidence.
“The court has not received any document, including a birth certificate or any medical documents showing that his father is indeed, said Nyaguthii.
Cheekati Narasimha had applied to have his documents released to travel to India to take care of his ailing father.
The application was strongly opposed by a complainant lawyer, Kimani Wachira, who questioned the validity of the medical documents and the applicant’s familial relationship with the alleged doctor father.
While dismissing the application, Nyaguthii said the applicants failed to produce enough evidence to support the application.
Wachira had urged the court to dismiss it entirely, saying that the applicant would take this opportunity to escape justice.
The accused had argued that he wanted to travel to India to take care of his sick father, as he suffers from a neurological condition that adversely affects his spinal cord and nerves, with screws embedded in his neck.
Wachira dismissed it, saying that the court had not received any medical report regarding the applicant’s father; instead, only an unauthorised letter had been provided, which does not sufficiently demonstrate the familial relationship with the applicant.
“Regarding the neurological condition that necessitates his travel outside the country, there is no formal medical report, but merely a record indicating that he visited a facility known as Citi Neuro Centre on August 26, 2024, and August 29, 2024, as an outpatient, simply walking in and out of the facility,” he added.
Narasimha, a former employee of Printing Services Limited, is charged with stealing Sh 254 million from the company.
He is accused of stealing Sh 254,461,768, the property of Printing Services Limited, which got into his possession by virtue of his employment.
Rao is alleged to have committed the offence on diverse dates between 1st January 2016 and 31st August 2024, in Nairobi, jointly with others not before court.
The accused is also charged with forging the signature of the managing director of Printing Services Limited.
According to the charge sheet, Rao forged the signature of Malkiat Singh Dhillon on a letter of appointment promoting himself to the position of Production Manager of Printing Services Limited, purporting it to have been signed by PSL MD Malkiat Singh Dhillon.
It is alleged that this offence was committed on 1st April 2010 at an unknown place within the Republic of Kenya, with the intent to deceive.
He denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina and was granted a cash bail of Sh 3 million.
