Obonyo v Republic (Criminal Revision E173 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16578 (KLR) (2 December 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16578 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU CRIMINAL REVISION E173 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J DECEMBER 2, 2024 BETWEEN RHAFAEL ODHIAMBO OBONYO ....................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT ((From the original conviction and sentence in Kisumu Chief Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. E085 of 2024) RULING 1. On 4th March 2024, the Convict Rhafael Odhiambo Obonyo was sentenced to serve 1 year imprisonment for the offence of conspiracy to defraud. He pleaded guilty. He was a first offender. He has already served nearly 9 months of the 1 year prison term. 2. In the spirit of prison decongestion, I order that the period served is sufficient and therefore unless otherwise lawfully held, Rhafael Odhiambo Obonyo shall be released from prison and warned not to reoffend. 3. Signal to issue. 4. This file is 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/2024/16578/eng@2024-12-02 1
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