Kipkirui v Republic [2024] KEHC 8979 (KLR)

Kipkirui v Republic (Criminal Revision E312 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 8979 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 8979 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Nakuru

Criminal Revision E312 of 2024

PN Gichohi, J

July 23, 2024

Between

Evans Kipkirui

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 (Evans Kipkirui) was charged in Molo MCCR E377 of 2024 with the offence of Threatening to kill contrary to Section 223(1) of the Penal Code.

3. The particulars are that on the 9th February, 2024 at around 1100hrs at Keringet area, in Kuresoi South Sub County within Nakuru County threatened to kill Christine Chebet by uttering these words “utanijuwa leo mimi ni nani, nitakuuwa”

4. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay fine of Ksh.50,000/= in default six (6) months imprisonment.

5. The Sentence Review Report by the Probation officer has now confirmed that the Applicant has since served the sentence.

6. In the circumstances the application has been overtaken by events and file marked as closed.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAKURU THIS 23TH DAY OF JULY, 2024. PATRICIA GICHOHI.............................JUDGEI certify that this is a true copy of the originalSignedDEPUTY REGISTRARIn the presence of:Mr. Kihara for RespondentProbation officerRuto - Court Assistant