Cheruiyot v Republic (Criminal Revision E300 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 605 (KLR) (30 January 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 605 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAKURU CRIMINAL REVISION E300 OF 2024 PN GICHOHI, J JANUARY 30, 2025 BETWEEN NICHOLAS CHERUIYOT ...................................................................... APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. This file has been brought up for Revision in order to decongest the Nakuru GK prison. 2. The Applicant (Nicholas Cheruiyot) was charged in Molo MCCR E839 of 2024 with the ofience of Assault causing actual bodily harm contrary to Section 251 of the Penal Code. 3. The particulars are that on the 26th day of March, 2024 at Boito village of Lengenet Location in Rongai Sub-County within Nakuru County, wilfully and unlawfully assaulted Jane Cheriro thereby occasioning her actual bodily harm. 4. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of Kshs 50,000/= in default nine (9) months imprisonment. 5. The Sentence Review Report by the Probation officer, Molo dated 16th December, 2024 has now confirmed that the Applicant has fully served his sentence. 6. In the circumstances the application has been overtaken by events and file marked as closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAKURU THIS 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025. PATRICIA GICHOHI JUDGE In the presence of: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/605/eng@2025-01-30 1
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Ms Emma Okok for Respondent Ruto - Court Assistant https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/605/eng@2025-01-30 2
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