Owino v Republic [2022] KEHC 16838 (KLR)

Owino v Republic (Criminal Revision E100 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 16838 (KLR) (20 December 2022) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 16838 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Siaya

Criminal Revision E100 of 2022

RE Aburili, J

December 20, 2022

Between

Charles Awura Owino

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

(Being an Application for sentence revision in Ukwala PM’s Sexual Offence Case No. 33 of 2020 delivered by Hon. C.I. Agutu, Senior Resident Magistrate on 25. 3.2022)

Ruling

1. On 25/3/2022, the convict herein Charles Awura Owino was sentenced to serve 3 years imprisonment for the offence of attempted defilement. He has not appealed and no sentence enhancement was sought.

2. In the spirit of prison decongestion as there was no evidence that he is a repeat offender, I hereby review the sentence imposed and order that the convict Charles Awura Owino shall unless otherwise lawfully held, be released from prison to serve 18 months on probation.

3. I so order.

4. File closed.

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