{"id":919182,"date":"2026-05-18T11:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:06:35","slug":"supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon","status":"publish","type":"kji_decision","link":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 – Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON<\/p>\n

2026 BMB 34<\/p>\n

BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT OF BLACK RIVER In the matter of: Cause number 3425\/2024 Police V Arun Kumar KEESSOON JUDGMENT 1. Accused pleaded not guilty to the offences of larceny [count 1] and possession of stolen property [count 2] pursuant to sections 301 and 40 of the Criminal Code. He was inops consilii 2. The prosecution\u2019s case is primarily based on the defence statement of the accused. 3. Witness no.1 stated under oath that on the 9 th December 2022 at 15h58, the accused was duly cautioned and explained of his constitutional rights at the police station of La Gaulette where he voluntarily gave and signed his defence statement. The said statement was identified, read out and produced in court and was marked Doc A. 4. Witness no.1 was not cross-examined. 5. The prosecutor tendered witness no.2 for cross-examination. When accused put to witness no.2 that he proved to her that he did not do that case, witness no.2 replied in the negative and that she doubted the accused. 6. At the close of the prosecution\u2019s case, the accused deposed under oath and denied that he ever gave that statement. In cross-examination, he agreed that the statement read in court was well his statement and that he signed on both pages of that statement. However, he stated that he was beaten up at the police station to confess this case. 7. Although the accused raised serious allegations against the police, the court notes that when he got the opportunity to confront the main prosecution witness with these allegations, he failed to do so. He preferred to wait at the eleventh hour to raise such point which has remained unfounded inasmuch as this allegation of police brutality has<\/p>\n

remained vague. No detail has been provided as to when, if any, this happened and by whom. The court considers that no weight should be attached to the accused\u2019s deposition under oath. 8. As the confession has not been challenged nor did the accused adduce other incompatible evidence with the confession, this court considers it safe to rely on such confession. I reiterate the principle that \u201ca voluntary confession by an accused party that was direct and positive and had been satisfactorily proved was the best evidence that could be produced by the prosecution against the accused\u201d [vide DPP v Aumont 1989 SCJ 338]. 9. I find accused guilty as charged under count 1. The alternate count 2 is thus dismissed.<\/p>\n

M I F NATHIRE Ag Senior District Magistrate This 30 th April 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Sources officielles :<\/strong> consulter la page source<\/a> · PDF officiel<\/a><\/p>\n

Supreme Court of Mauritius – public domain<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON 2026 BMB 34 BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT OF BLACK RIVER In the matter of: Cause number 3425\/2024 Police V Arun Kumar KEESSOON JUDGMENT 1. Accused pleaded not guilty to the offences of larceny [count 1] and possession of stolen property [count 2] pursuant to sections 301 and 40 of the Criminal Code. He was inops…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"kji_country":[92666],"kji_court":[92667],"kji_chamber":[92692],"kji_year":[7610],"kji_subject":[7646],"kji_keyword":[92733,22455,8066],"kji_language":[7611],"class_list":["post-919182","kji_decision","type-kji_decision","status-publish","hentry","kji_country-maurice","kji_court-supreme-court-of-mauritius","kji_chamber-mr-m-i-f-nathire-acting-senior-district-magistrate","kji_year-7610","kji_subject-divers","kji_keyword-keessoon","kji_keyword-kumar","kji_keyword-police","kji_language-anglais"],"yoast_head":"\nSupreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 - Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON - Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat en droit p\u00e9nal \u00e0 Paris<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 - Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON 2026 BMB 34 BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT OF BLACK RIVER In the matter of: Cause number 3425\/2024 Police V Arun Kumar KEESSOON JUDGMENT 1. Accused pleaded not guilty to the offences of larceny [count 1] and possession of stolen property [count 2] pursuant to sections 301 and 40 of the Criminal Code. He was inops...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat en droit p\u00e9nal \u00e0 Paris\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/jurisprudences\\\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/jurisprudences\\\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\\\/\",\"name\":\"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 - Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON - Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat en droit p\u00e9nal \u00e0 Paris\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-18T09:06:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/jurisprudences\\\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/jurisprudences\\\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/jurisprudences\\\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/criminal-law-attorneys-in-paris-counsel-and-strategic-defense\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jurisprudences\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/jurisprudences\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 – Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kohen Avocats\",\"description\":\"Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat p\u00e9naliste \u00e0 Paris, intervient exclusivement en droit p\u00e9nal pour la d\u00e9fense des particuliers, notamment en mati\u00e8re d\u2019accusations de viol. Il assure un accompagnement rigoureux d\u00e8s la garde \u00e0 vue jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la Cour d\u2019assises, veillant au strict respect des garanties proc\u00e9durales.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kohen Avocats\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Logo-Kohen-1000.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Logo-Kohen-1000.webp\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"Kohen Avocats\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kohenavocats.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 - Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON - Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat en droit p\u00e9nal \u00e0 Paris","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 - Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON","og_description":"Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON 2026 BMB 34 BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT OF BLACK RIVER In the matter of: Cause number 3425\/2024 Police V Arun Kumar KEESSOON JUDGMENT 1. Accused pleaded not guilty to the offences of larceny [count 1] and possession of stolen property [count 2] pursuant to sections 301 and 40 of the Criminal Code. He was inops...","og_url":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/","og_site_name":"Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat en droit p\u00e9nal \u00e0 Paris","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/","url":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/","name":"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 - Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON - Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat en droit p\u00e9nal \u00e0 Paris","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-18T09:06:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/supreme-court-of-mauritius-30-avril-2026-2026-bmb-34-police-v-arun-kumar-keessoon\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/criminal-law-attorneys-in-paris-counsel-and-strategic-defense\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jurisprudences","item":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/jurisprudences\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Supreme Court of Mauritius, 30 avril 2026, 2026 BMB 34 – Police v Arun Kumar KEESSOON"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/","name":"Kohen Avocats","description":"Ma\u00eetre Hassan Kohen, avocat p\u00e9naliste \u00e0 Paris, intervient exclusivement en droit p\u00e9nal pour la d\u00e9fense des particuliers, notamment en mati\u00e8re d\u2019accusations de viol. Il assure un accompagnement rigoureux d\u00e8s la garde \u00e0 vue jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la Cour d\u2019assises, veillant au strict respect des garanties proc\u00e9durales.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Kohen Avocats","url":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo-Kohen-1000.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo-Kohen-1000.webp","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"Kohen Avocats"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_decision\/919182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_decision"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kji_decision"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kji_country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_country?post=919182"},{"taxonomy":"kji_court","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_court?post=919182"},{"taxonomy":"kji_chamber","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_chamber?post=919182"},{"taxonomy":"kji_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_year?post=919182"},{"taxonomy":"kji_subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_subject?post=919182"},{"taxonomy":"kji_keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_keyword?post=919182"},{"taxonomy":"kji_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kji_language?post=919182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}