DM v Republic (Criminal Revision E021 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 16454 (KLR) (13 November 2025) (Sentence) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 16454 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT MERU CRIMINAL REVISION E021 OF 2025 SM GITHINJI, J NOVEMBER 13, 2025 BETWEEN DM .............................................................................................................. APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT SENTENCE 1. I have seen the Probation Oficer’s report. 2. The convict is a minor and his best interest need to have been considered in the sentence. Custodial sentence was not deserved of him irrespective of the ofience he had committed. 3. The sentence of 3 years imprisonment is reviewed and replaced with a Probation Sentence of 18 months. DATED AND DELIVERED AT MERU THIS 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 S.M. GITHINJI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/16454/eng@2025-11-13 1
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