[2024] KEHC 3341 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, having served a substantial portion of his custodial sentence for theft and handling stolen goods, was suitable for community service as recommended by the Probation Officer. The offences, while criminal, were not of a violent nature and the value involved was modest. The court...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 3341 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Dennis Wanjohi; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nakuru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Revision Case E064 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
- Outcome
- sentence revised; custodial sentence substituted with community service order
- Judges
- HM Nyaga
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Community Service Orders, Handling Stolen Goods, Theft Offences
- Source Language
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Parties
Dennis Wanjohi
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant's custodial sentence should be revised in light of the Probation Officer's recommendation for community service.
- 2 Whether the applicant is suitable for a non-custodial sentence given the circumstances of the offence and time already served.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, having served a substantial portion of his custodial sentence for theft and handling stolen goods, was suitable for community service as recommended by the Probation Officer. The offences, while criminal, were not of a violent nature and the value involved was modest. The court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to substitute the remainder of the custodial sentence with a community service order at Githioro Police Station for two months, in the interest of justice and to aid in decongesting the prison. The terms of the community service order were to be explained to the applicant.
Court Disposition
sentence revised; custodial sentence substituted with community service order
Orders
- The applicant's custodial sentence is revised to a community service order for the remainder of the sentence, to be served at Githioro Police Station for two months.
- The terms of the community service order shall be explained to the applicant.
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Wanjohi v Republic (Revision Case E064 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 3341 (KLR) (20 March 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 3341 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nakuru
Revision Case E064 of 2024
HM Nyaga, J
March 20, 2024
Between
Dennis Wanjohi
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. This file has been brought up for revision in order to decongest the Nakuru GK Prison.
2. The Applicant was charged with the offence of:Count IStealing contrary to section 268 as read with 275 of the Penal Code.The particulars are that;On diverse dates between 25th September 2023 at Wanyororo Secondary School – Githioro Location, Nakuru North Sub County within Nakuru County you stole two metallic chairs worth Kshs 7,000/- and 26 steel bars 2ft each worth Kshs 2,000/= all valued at Kshs 9,000/=Count IIHandling stolen goods contrary to Section 322 of the Penal Code.The particulars are that;On 25th September 2023 at Wanyororo Secondary School – Githioro Location, Nakuru North Sub County within Nakuru County otherwise than in the course of stealing, dishonestly retained two metallic chairs, 26 metal bars of two ft each having reason to believe them to be stolen goods.
3. He pleaded guilty and he was sentenced to serveCount 1: 6 months imprisonmentCount II: 3 months imprisonment
4. The Applicant has served a substantial part of this sentence.
5. The Sentence Review Report by the Probation Officer, Nakuru County found the Applicant suitable for Community Service. It is recommended that he performs the same at Githioro Police Station.
6. I find this case fit for Revision and order that the sentence of the trial court be revised. The Applicant is now to serve the remainder thereof under Community Service at Githioro Police Station for two (2) months.
7. The terms will be explained to him.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAKURU THIS 20THDAY OF MARCH, 2024. .............H. M. NYAGAJUDGEIn the presence of;C/A OleperonN/A for state