[2024] KEHC 4391 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 4391 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant had already completed his sentence as confirmed by the Probation Officer’s Report. Since the sentence had been fully served, there was no basis for revision. The court therefore ordered the file closed, as no further orders could be made in respect of a sentence that had already...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 4391 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Victor Ochieng Obondo; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Siaya
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision E039 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome
Application dismissed as spent; file ordered closed.
Judges
DO Ogembo
Legal Topics
Sentence Revision, Completion of Sentence
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Revision Completion of Sentence

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Parties

Victor Ochieng Obondo

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to revision of sentence after completion of sentence.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant had already completed his sentence as confirmed by the Probation Officer’s Report. Since the sentence had been fully served, there was no basis for revision. The court therefore ordered the file closed, as no further orders could be made in respect of a sentence that had already been completed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed as spent; file ordered closed.

Orders

  • The file is ordered closed.