Avae v Republic [2023] KEHC 26838 (KLR)

Avae v Republic (Criminal Petition E024 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 26838 (KLR) (18 December 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 26838 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Criminal Petition E024 of 2023

RE Aburili, J

December 18, 2023

Between

John Munyore Avae

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

(From the original conviction and sentence in Senior Principal Magistrate Criminal Sexual Offences Case No. 954 of 2015 at Winam)

Ruling

1. I have considered the application dated 24th July 2023 for Sentence Review. The Applicant was convicted and sentenced to serve twenty (20) years imprisonment vide Winam SPM Sexual Offences Case No. 954 of 2015 for the offence of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act.

2. There is no indication whether he appealed.

3. No proceedings and judgment are annexed to the application.

4. I find no merit in the application which is hereby dismissed.

5. This file is closed.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023. R. E. ABURILIJUDGE