[2025] KEHC 9968 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 9968 (KLR)

The court found that since the applicant had already served the sentence as of 8 December 2024, the application for revision was rendered moot. The court therefore marked the application as abandoned and closed the file, as there was no longer any live issue for determination.

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 9968 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Samuel Simiyu Makabira; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Bungoma
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
9 July 2025
Case Number
Revision Case E489 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome
Application marked as abandoned and file closed.
Judges
MS Shariff
Legal Topics
Sentence Revision, Completion of Sentence
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Sentence Revision Completion of Sentence

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Parties

Samuel Simiyu Makabira

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application for revision of sentence is maintainable after the applicant has served the sentence.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that since the applicant had already served the sentence as of 8 December 2024, the application for revision was rendered moot. The court therefore marked the application as abandoned and closed the file, as there was no longer any live issue for determination.

Court Disposition

Application marked as abandoned and file closed.

Orders

  • The application for revision is marked as abandoned.
  • The file is marked as closed.