[2024] KEHC 14311 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant's request for sentence reduction or review was devoid of any legal basis, as the sentence had already been considered on appeal and in a prior revision application. The court held that entertaining the application would amount to an abuse of court process, as there were no new or...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 14311 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Benjamin Anganga Okumu; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Miscellaneous Application E111 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Review
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Defilement Offence, Sexual Offences Act, Abuse of Court Process
- Source Language
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Parties
Benjamin Anganga Okumu
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a reduction or review of sentence after previous dismissal of appeal and sentence revision.
- 2 Whether the application for sentence review is an abuse of court process.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant's request for sentence reduction or review was devoid of any legal basis, as the sentence had already been considered on appeal and in a prior revision application. The court held that entertaining the application would amount to an abuse of court process, as there were no new or exceptional circumstances presented to justify a further review of sentence. Accordingly, the application was dismissed and the file closed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application dated 1/12/2023 is dismissed.
- This file is closed.
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Okumu v Republic (Criminal Miscellaneous Application E111 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14311 (KLR) (8 November 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 14311 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Siaya
Criminal Miscellaneous Application E111 of 2023
RE Aburili, J
November 8, 2024
Between
Benjamin Anganga Okumu
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The Applicant Benjamin Anganga Okumu was convicted of the offence of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act vide Bondo SPM’s S.O Case No. 70/2020. He appealed vide Siaya HCCRA E028/2021 which appeal was dismissed on 3/5/2022.
2. In the said judgment on appeal, the court considered the period spent in custody during trial to calculate the 20 years imprisonment.
3. The convict applied for sentence revision vide Petition No. E016/2022 which was dismissed on 12/10/2022.
4. The convict is back to court vide his application dated 1/12/2023 seeking for sentence reduction/review to a less severe term.
5. I have considered the application, grounds and supporting affidavit. I find the application dated 1/12/2023 to be devoid of any basis and is an abuse of court process. It is hereby dismissed. This file is closed. Signal to issue.
I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA THIS 8THDAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE