[2020] KEHC 6828 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 6828 (KLR)

The court held that since the applicant had already served the default sentence of one month imprisonment for the offence of being drunk and disorderly, the request for revision was rendered moot and had been overtaken by events. The court therefore struck out the application for revision, as there was no longer any...

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Citation
[2020] KEHC 6828 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Samson Ikunda; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nanyuki
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision 57 of 2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Order on Revision
Outcome
application struck out as moot
Judges
DW Mbuteti
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Drunk and Disorderly, Criminal Revision, County Legislation
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentencing Drunk and Disorderly Criminal Revision County Legislation

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Parties

Samson Ikunda

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Order on Revision

  1. 1 Whether the request for revision is maintainable after the applicant has already served the default sentence.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that since the applicant had already served the default sentence of one month imprisonment for the offence of being drunk and disorderly, the request for revision was rendered moot and had been overtaken by events. The court therefore struck out the application for revision, as there was no longer any live issue for determination. The principle applied is that courts do not act in vain and will not grant orders that have no practical effect, especially where the sentence has already been fully served.

Court Disposition

application struck out as moot

Orders

  • The request for revision is struck out.