[2024] KEHC 2002 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 2002 (KLR)

The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to alter the applicants' sentences to the period already served, considering that the applicants had served a substantial portion of their sentences and in view of the need to decongest Nakuru GK Prison. The offences, while serious, were met with a plea of guilty and...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 2002 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Eliud Kipkemboi; Applicant: Robert Kipruto; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nakuru
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Revision Case E092 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome
sentence revised to period already served; applicants to be released forthwith
Judges
HM Nyaga
Legal Topics
Sentence Revision, Burglary, Stealing, Penal Code Section 304 2, Penal Code Section 279 B
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Revision Burglary Stealing Penal Code Section 304 2 Penal Code Section 279 B

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Parties

Eliud Kipkemboi

Applicant

Robert Kipruto

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence imposed on the applicants should be revised in light of the need to decongest Nakuru GK Prison.
  2. 2 Whether the period already served by the applicants is sufficient punishment for the offences of burglary and stealing.

Ratio Decidendi

The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to alter the applicants' sentences to the period already served, considering that the applicants had served a substantial portion of their sentences and in view of the need to decongest Nakuru GK Prison. The offences, while serious, were met with a plea of guilty and the applicants had already undergone significant punishment. The court found it just and expedient to order their immediate release, balancing the interests of justice, rehabilitation, and public policy regarding prison congestion.

Court Disposition

sentence revised to period already served; applicants to be released forthwith

Orders

  • The sentence imposed on the applicants is revised to the period already served.
  • The applicants are to be released from prison forthwith.