[2024] KEHC 16463 (KLR)
The court found that although the applicant was unsuitable for a non-custodial sentence due to the complainant's lack of forgiveness, he had served a substantial part of his one-year sentence for assault causing actual bodily harm. In the interest of prison decongestion and considering the applicant's remorse and...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 16463 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Joel Rotich; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E275 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- remainder_of_sentence_suspended_and_applicant_released
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm, Sentencing, Prison Decongestion
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Joel Rotich
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is suitable for a non-custodial sentence for assault causing actual bodily harm.
- 2 Whether the remainder of the applicant's custodial sentence should be suspended in the interest of prison decongestion.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that although the applicant was unsuitable for a non-custodial sentence due to the complainant's lack of forgiveness, he had served a substantial part of his one-year sentence for assault causing actual bodily harm. In the interest of prison decongestion and considering the applicant's remorse and first-offender status, the court suspended the remaining two months of the sentence for six months on condition of non-reoffending, and ordered the applicant's immediate release unless otherwise lawfully held.
Court Disposition
remainder_of_sentence_suspended_and_applicant_released
Orders
- The remainder of the applicant's prison term (two months) is suspended for six months on condition of non-reoffending.
- Joel Rotich is set at liberty forthwith unless otherwise lawfully held.
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Rotich v Republic (Criminal Revision E275 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16463 (KLR) (30 December 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16463 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E275 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
December 30, 2024
Between
Joel Rotich
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in Tamu SPM’s Court Criminal Case No. E055 of 2024)
Ruling
1. The convict, from the filed probation report, was unsuitable for non custodial sentence for assaulting the complainant who was non forgiving. The offender has now served ten (10) months of the one (1) year imprisonment imposed on 21st February, 2024. The offence was that of assault causing actual bodily harm.
2. He was a first offender and had pleaded for leniency and was remorseful.
3. In the spirit of prison decongestion, as the offender had served a substantial part of the sentence imposed, the remainder of the prison term which is two months is hereby suspended for six months not to reoffend and therefore, unless otherwise lawfully held, Joel Rotich is hereby set at liberty forthwith.
4. This file is closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 30THDAY OF DECEMBER, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE