[2025] KEHC 9075 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 9075 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the offence of robbery with violence, not to a term of 20 years as claimed. Since there was no record of a 20-year sentence, the application for review under section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code was baseless. The court held that it could not grant relief based on a non-existent sentence and dismissed the application as devoid of merit.

Citation
[2025] KEHC 9075 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Victor Ambetsa; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
27 June 2025
Case Number
Criminal Miscellaneous Application E085 of 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling
Outcome
application dismissed
Judges
RN Nyakundi
Legal Topics
Sentencing Review, Robbery With Violence, Section 333 2 Cpc, Commencement of Sentence
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Sentencing Review Robbery With Violence Section 333 2 Cpc Commencement of Sentence

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Parties

Victor Ambetsa

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to have his sentence commence from the date of arrest under section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant was sentenced to 20 years or life imprisonment.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the offence of robbery with violence, not to a term of 20 years as claimed. Since there was no record of a 20-year sentence, the application for review under section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code was baseless. The court held that it could not grant relief based on a non-existent sentence and dismissed the application as devoid of merit.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The application dated 4th June, 2025 is dismissed.