[2023] KEHC 3256 (KLR)

[2023] KEHC 3256 (KLR)

The court held that it could not entertain the application for sentence revision because there was a pending appeal before the High Court on the same matter. The existence of the appeal ousted the court's jurisdiction to consider the revision application. Furthermore, since the applicant's two-year sentence had...

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Citation
[2023] KEHC 3256 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Lambat Wachuri Wanguche; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision E113 of 2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision Application
Outcome
Application for sentence revision rejected and file closed.
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Sentence Revision, Pending Appeal, Jurisdiction of High Court
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Revision Pending Appeal Jurisdiction of High Court

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Parties

Lambat Wachuri Wanguche

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court can entertain a sentence revision application when an appeal is pending.
  2. 2 Whether there is any further action required in the file after the applicant's sentence has lapsed.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that it could not entertain the application for sentence revision because there was a pending appeal before the High Court on the same matter. The existence of the appeal ousted the court's jurisdiction to consider the revision application. Furthermore, since the applicant's two-year sentence had already lapsed as per the Probation Officer's report, there was no further action required in the file. The file was accordingly closed and the lower court file ordered to be returned to the Winam Law Courts.

Court Disposition

Application for sentence revision rejected and file closed.

Orders

  • The file is closed as there is no action pending.
  • The lower court file to be returned to Winam Law Courts.