[2023] KEHC 24406 (KLR)

[2023] KEHC 24406 (KLR)

The application for sentence revision was rendered moot because the applicant had already been released from prison to serve probation for one year pursuant to a previous High Court revision order. As the relief sought had already been granted in HCCR Revision No. E062 of 2023, there was no longer any live issue for...

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Citation
[2023] KEHC 24406 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Jane Adhiambo; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision E118 of 2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome
Application dismissed as overtaken by events; file closed.
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Sentence Revision, Probation Orders
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Revision Probation Orders

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Parties

Jane Adhiambo

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application for sentence revision is still tenable after the applicant was released on probation in a previous revision.

Ratio Decidendi

The application for sentence revision was rendered moot because the applicant had already been released from prison to serve probation for one year pursuant to a previous High Court revision order. As the relief sought had already been granted in HCCR Revision No. E062 of 2023, there was no longer any live issue for determination. The court therefore found no basis to proceed with the current application and ordered the file closed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed as overtaken by events; file closed.

Orders

  • The application for sentence revision is overtaken by events and is hereby dismissed.
  • The file is closed.