Otieno v Republic [2022] KEHC 16709 (KLR)

Otieno v Republic (Criminal Revision E107 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 16709 (KLR) (20 December 2022) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 16709 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Siaya

Criminal Revision E107 of 2022

RE Aburili, J

December 20, 2022

Between

Maurice Otieno

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

(Being an Application for sentence revision in Bondo PM Criminal Case No. E585 of 2022 delivered by Hon S. Mathenge, SRM on 14/10/ 2022)

Ruling

1. On October 14, 2022 the convict herein Maurice Otieno an 18-year-old boy was sentenced to serve 3 months imprisonment for the offence of stealing a motor cycle. He had pleaded guilty to the offence. He has served two months imprisonment as he could not raise the fine of kshs 20,000 as his family is poor and he dropped out of school. He was remorseful and the presentence report shows that he is remorseful and regrets the offence. He was suitable for probation to be guided on law abiding.

2. In the spirit of prison decongestion, the convict Maurice Otieno is hereby released from prison to serve conditional discharge and not to commit any offence for the next one year.

3. The file is hereby closed. I so order.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA, THIS 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022R.E. ABURILIJUDGE