[2025] KEHC 3737 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, having been convicted and sentenced to three months imprisonment for possession of an alcoholic drink not conforming to prescribed standards, had already completed his sentence as of the date of the ruling. Therefore, there was no sentence left to review or reduce under the prison...
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 3737 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: John Mwangi Wanjohi; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision 330 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review
- Outcome
- Application for sentence review dismissed as moot; applicant has completed sentence.
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Prison Decongestion, Alcoholic Drinks Control, Possession of Unlawful Goods
- Source Language
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Parties
John Mwangi Wanjohi
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is suitable for sentence review under the prison decongestion initiative.
- 2 Whether the applicant has already served the imposed sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, having been convicted and sentenced to three months imprisonment for possession of an alcoholic drink not conforming to prescribed standards, had already completed his sentence as of the date of the ruling. Therefore, there was no sentence left to review or reduce under the prison decongestion initiative. The application for sentence review was rendered moot by the completion of the sentence.
Court Disposition
Application for sentence review dismissed as moot; applicant has completed sentence.
Orders
- No further orders; applicant has served the full sentence imposed.
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Wanjohi v Republic (Criminal Revision 330 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 3737 (KLR) (26 March 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 3737 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Criminal Revision 330 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
March 26, 2025
Between
John Mwangi Wanjohi
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. This file was opened for purposes of considering whether the convict John Mwangi Wanjohi is suitable for consideration of his sentence review in the spirit of prison decongestion pursuant to the Chief Justice Memo dated 7th December 2022.
2. The applicant was convicted of the offense of being in possession of an alcoholic drink that does not conform to the prescribed standards of distillation and packaging contrary to section 27(1)(b) as read with section 27(4) of the Alcoholic Drinks and Control Act No. 4 of 2010. He was sentenced to serve three months imprisonment.
3. The sentence was set to run from the date of arrest on 10th July 2024. Consequently, the inmate has completed the sentence imposed.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 26TH DAY OF MARCH 2025________________D. KAVEDZAJUDGE