[2024] KEHC 13965 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 13965 (KLR)

The court found that the High Court, when reducing the applicant's sentence from twenty-five to fifteen years on appeal, expressly ordered that the sentence be effective from the date of conviction and sentence by the trial court. This meant that the period spent in custody had already been factored into the computation of the applicant's sentence. Therefore, there was no basis to grant the application for further consideration of the remand period, as the legal requirement under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code had already been satisfied by the appellate court's order.

Citation
[2024] KEHC 13965 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Stephen Kamau Gitau; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kiambu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
6 November 2024
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E042 of 2021
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application to Consider Remand Period Under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code
Outcome
application dismissed
Judges
DO Chepkwony
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Remand Period Credit, Sexual Offences, Appeal Sentence Reduction
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Sentencing Remand Period Credit Sexual Offences Appeal Sentence Reduction

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Parties

Stephen Kamau Gitau

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application to Consider Remand Period Under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the period the applicant spent in remand custody prior to conviction should be considered in computing his sentence as required under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
  2. 2 Whether the High Court, in reducing the applicant's sentence on appeal, already took into account the period spent in custody.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the High Court, when reducing the applicant's sentence from twenty-five to fifteen years on appeal, expressly ordered that the sentence be effective from the date of conviction and sentence by the trial court. This meant that the period spent in custody had already been factored into the computation of the applicant's sentence. Therefore, there was no basis to grant the application for further consideration of the remand period, as the legal requirement under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code had already been satisfied by the appellate court's order.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The Chamber Summons application filed on 2nd September, 2022 is dismissed for lack of merit.