[2024] KEHC 2010 (KLR)
The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to revise the applicant's sentence to the period already served, considering that the applicant had served a substantial part of the sentence and in light of the ongoing efforts to decongest Nakuru GK Prison. The court found that continued incarceration was...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 2010 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Leonard Ngeno; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nakuru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Revision Case E087 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- sentence revised to period served; applicant to be released forthwith
- Judges
- HM Nyaga
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Prison Decongestion, Plea of Guilty
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Leonard Ngeno
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant's sentence should be revised in light of prison decongestion efforts.
- 2 Whether the period already served is sufficient punishment for the offence committed.
Ratio Decidendi
The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to revise the applicant's sentence to the period already served, considering that the applicant had served a substantial part of the sentence and in light of the ongoing efforts to decongest Nakuru GK Prison. The court found that continued incarceration was unnecessary and that immediate release was appropriate to serve the interests of justice.
Court Disposition
sentence revised to period served; applicant to be released forthwith
Orders
- The sentence is revised to the period already served.
- The applicant is to be released from prison forthwith.
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Ngeno v Republic (Revision Case E087 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 2010 (KLR) (4 March 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 2010 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nakuru
Revision Case E087 of 2024
HM Nyaga, J
March 4, 2024
Between
Leonard Ngeno
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. This file has been brought up for revision in order to decongest the Nakuru GK Prison.
2. The Applicant was charged with the offence of Entering a dwelling house with intent to commit a felony contrary to Section 305 (1) of the Penal Code.
3. He pleaded guilty and he was sentenced to pay a fine of Kshs. 5,000/= in default three (3) months in jail.
4. The Applicant has served a substantial part of this sentence.
5. Therefore I revise the sentence to the period already served.
6. The Applicant is to be released from prison forthwith.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAKURU THIS 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024. ..................................H. M. NYAGAJUDGEIn the presence of;C/A KipsugutN/A for state