[2014] KEHC 4171 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 4171 (KLR)

The court found that the offences for which the applicant was convicted were committed on the same day, at the same time, and in the same transaction. Established legal authority dictates that in such circumstances, sentences should run concurrently rather than consecutively. The trial magistrate's order for...

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Citation
[2014] KEHC 4171 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Kalpesh Devani; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Machakos
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
5 June 2014
Case Number
Criminal Revision 9 of 2014
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Revision
Outcome
order for consecutive sentences set aside; sentences to run concurrently
Judges
LN Mutende
Legal Topics
Sentencing Principles, Concurrent Sentences, Revision Jurisdiction
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Civil Procedure Sentencing Principles Concurrent Sentences Revision Jurisdiction

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Parties

Kalpesh Devani

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling on Revision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trial magistrate erred in ordering the sentences to run consecutively instead of concurrently.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to have the sentences run from the date of the order under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the offences for which the applicant was convicted were committed on the same day, at the same time, and in the same transaction. Established legal authority dictates that in such circumstances, sentences should run concurrently rather than consecutively. The trial magistrate's order for consecutive sentences was therefore erroneous. The court also considered the applicant's request for the sentences to run from the date of the order under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code but found that the applicant failed to provide evidence to support his claim that he was already serving another sentence at the time of conviction. Consequently, the court declined to...

Court Disposition

order for consecutive sentences set aside; sentences to run concurrently

Orders

  • The order for sentences to run consecutively is set aside.
  • The sentences in Machakos Criminal Case Number 1139 of 2012 shall run concurrently.