[2019] KEHC 3852 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant had previously sought and obtained a determination on the same issue of sentence revision in HCR Revision No. 122/2016. Entertaining a subsequent application on the same matter would amount to an abuse of the court process. The court, therefore, dismissed the application and...
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- Citation
- [2019] KEHC 3852 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Patrick Ajode Ochieng; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision 48 of 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Abuse of Process, Sexual Offences, Rape
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Patrick Ajode Ochieng
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for sentence revision is maintainable after a previous revision application was disposed of.
- 2 Whether the current application constitutes an abuse of court process.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant had previously sought and obtained a determination on the same issue of sentence revision in HCR Revision No. 122/2016. Entertaining a subsequent application on the same matter would amount to an abuse of the court process. The court, therefore, dismissed the application and ordered the file closed, emphasizing the need to prevent repetitive litigation and uphold the finality of judicial decisions.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence revision is dismissed as an abuse of court process.
- The file herein is closed.
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA
AT SIAYA
CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 48 OF 2019
PATRICK AJODE OCHIENG...........................................PETITIONER
VERSUS
REPUBLIC..........................................................................RESPONDENT
(Being an application for sentence revision in Siaya
PMCRC No. 1021 of 2009 dated 3. 9.2013).
RULING
1. I have considered the application dated 10. 6.2019 for revision of 10. year Prison sentence for the offence of rape contrary section 3(1) of the Sexual Offences Act.
2. I however note that the applicant applied for revision of the same sentence vide HCR Revision No. 122/2016 which matter was disposed off.
3. Accordingly, this application is an abuse of Court process. The same is hereby dismissed and the file herein closed.
4. Orders accordingly..
DATED AT SIAYA THIS 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019.
HON. LADY JUSTICE R. E. ABURILI
JUDGE
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 26th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019.
DEPUTY REGISTRAR
HIGH COURT OF KENYA
SIAYA