[2025] KEHC 9935 (KLR)

The court found that since the applicant had already served the sentence as at 22nd October 2024, the application for revision was rendered moot and could not be entertained. The matter was therefore marked as abandoned and the file closed.

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Citation: [2025] KEHC 9935 (KLR)
Parties: Applicant: David Wanyonyi; Respondent: Republic
Court: High Court
Court Station: High Court at Bungoma
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Judgment Date: 9 July 2025
Case Number: Criminal Revision E405 of 2024
Procedural Posture: Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome: Application marked as abandoned and file closed.
Judges: F.S Ibrahim
Legal Topics: Sentence Revision, Completion of Sentence
Source Language: english

Criminal Law Sentence Revision Completion of Sentence

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Parties

David Wanyonyi

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

Legal Issues

1 Whether the application for revision of sentence is maintainable after the applicant has already served the sentence.

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Court Disposition

Application marked as abandoned and file closed.

Orders

The application for revision is marked as abandoned.
This file is hereby marked as closed.

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