[2021] KEHC 5401 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant's request for a further revision of sentence, after a previous revision had already enhanced the sentence, amounted to an abuse of court process. The court emphasized that the judicial process should not be used to repeatedly revisit matters that have already been conclusively...
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- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 5401 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Enock Onyango Amuno; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E015 of 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Revision
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Abuse of Process, Prison Decongestion
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Enock Onyango Amuno
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a further revision of sentence for purposes of prison decongestion after a previous revision enhanced the sentence.
- 2 Whether the repeated application for sentence revision constitutes an abuse of court process.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant's request for a further revision of sentence, after a previous revision had already enhanced the sentence, amounted to an abuse of court process. The court emphasized that the judicial process should not be used to repeatedly revisit matters that have already been conclusively determined. The application for sentence revision on the basis of prison decongestion was therefore declined and dismissed, and the file was ordered closed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The request for sentence revision for prison decongestion is declined and dismissed.
- File closed.
Full Case Text
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA
AT SIAYA
CRIMINAL REVISION NO. E015 OF 2021
CORAM: R.E. ABURILI, J
ENOCK ONYANGO AMUNO.................................................................................APPLICANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC............................................................................................................RESPONDENT
(Being an Application for Revision of sentence against sentencein Siaya Principal Magistrate Court
Cr. Case No. 390 of 2020 on 02/03/2021Hon. J.O. Ongondo, Senior Principal Magistrate
AND SiayaCriminal Revision No. E005 of 2021 dated 07/04/2021)
RULING
1. The convict Enock Onyango Amuno was convicted of the offence of grievous harm vide Siaya PM Cr. Case No. 390 of 2020. He was sentenced to serve 2 years imprisonment. He never appealed. Vide revision file No. E005/2021, the Prosecution applied under Section 362 of the Criminal Procedure Code for revision of sentence. After a full hearing of the convict and the prosecution, this court allowed the application for revision of sentence and enhanced it to fifteen (15) years imprisonment calculated from 23/11/2020. This was vide judgment of this court delivered on 7/4/2021, barely two months ago.
2. The file is again back to this court seeking for sentence revision for prison decongestion, despite applying for and being supplied with copies of court proceedings in Cr. Revision E005 of 2021 on 15/6/2021.
3. I find this request to be an abuse of court process and a mockery of justice. The request for sentence revision for prison decongestion on a 15 years’ imprisonment imposed is hereby declined and dismissed.
4. File closed.
5. Orders accordingly.
Dated, signed and Delivered at Siaya this 30th Day of June, 2021
R.E. ABURILI
JUDGE