[2024] KEHC 10454 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 10454 (KLR)

The court held that, pursuant to Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, any period spent by the applicant in pretrial custody must be considered when computing the custodial sentence. The absence of trial court proceedings did not preclude the court from granting the application, as the statutory provision...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 10454 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Joshua Ouya Nambute; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E101 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling
Outcome
application allowed
Judges
MS Shariff
Legal Topics
Sentencing Computation, Pretrial Detention Credit
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentencing Computation Pretrial Detention Credit

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Parties

Joshua Ouya Nambute

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to have the pretrial term served deducted from his custodial sentence under Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that, pursuant to Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, any period spent by the applicant in pretrial custody must be considered when computing the custodial sentence. The absence of trial court proceedings did not preclude the court from granting the application, as the statutory provision is clear and mandatory. The application was therefore allowed, and the relevant authorities were directed to factor in the pretrial term served by the applicant when calculating his sentence.

Court Disposition

application allowed

Orders

  • The pretrial term served by the applicant shall be taken into account when computing his custodial sentence pursuant to Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
  • This file is marked as closed.