Odhiambo v Republic (Criminal Revision E169 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16573 (KLR) (2 December 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16573 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU CRIMINAL REVISION E169 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J DECEMBER 2, 2024 BETWEEN PETERLIS OPIYO ODHIAMBO ............................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT (From the original conviction and sentence in Nyando Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. E097 of 2024) RULING 1. On 6th March 2024, the convict Peterlis Opiyo Odhiambo was sentenced to serve 12 months’ imprisonment for the ofience of cultivating prohibited narcotics to wit, Bhang. 2. He pleaded guilty and pleaded for leniency. He has served 9 months of the 12 months’ imprisonment. No presentence Report was filed. 3. In the spirit of prison decongestion, the convict Peterlis Opiyo Odhiambo is hereby ordered released from prison forthwith, unless otherwise lawfully held. 4. Signal to issue. 5. File closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024 R. E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/16573/eng@2024-12-02 1
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