Nyayal v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E086 of 2022) [2023] KEHC 2878 (KLR) (24 March 2023) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 2878 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E086 OF 2022 RE ABURILI, J MARCH 24, 2023 BETWEEN ELIAS OCHIENG NYAYAL .................................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Applicant Elias Ochieng Nyayal claims in his application filed in court on August 5, 2022 that he was convicted and sentenced to serve twenty (20) years imprisonment for the ofience of defilement under Section 8(1) and 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act vide Maseno Principal Magistrate Sexual Ofience Case No 7 of 2017. 2. That he filed HCCRA No 43 of 2018 which he withdrew before it was heard. He now seeks for reduction of the sentence imposed. 3. Upon conviction under Section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act, the court is mandated to impose upto life imprisonment. The applicant was given twenty (20) years imprisonment which is very lenient considering the seriousness of the ofience. 4. I find no merit in the application filed on August 5, 2022 which is hereby dismissed. 5. Signal/order to issue and served upon applicant through the prisons authorities. 6. This file is hereby closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023 R. E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2023/2878/eng@2023-03-24 1
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