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Citation
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Judgment date
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| February 2026 |
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The accused convicted of aggravated defilement based on credible victim identification and medical corroboration.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – proof beyond reasonable doubt – single witness identification and Nabulere caution – medical corroboration – rejection of animosity/motive defence.
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19 February 2026 |
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Digital tracking and recent possession of a stolen phone established the accused’s identity and supported a rape conviction.
Criminal law – Rape: elements (carnal knowledge, absence of consent, identity) – Circumstantial evidence and doctrine of recent possession – Digital forensics (IMEI, SIM and GPS tracking) – Loss of exhibit and admissibility of secondary evidence – Flight as corroboration.
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19 February 2026 |
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Recognition in daylight, corroborated by mother and medical evidence, established aggravated defilement; alibi rejected.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – proof of age and sexual act – identification by recognition in daylight – corroboration by mother and medical evidence – rejection of alibi.
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18 February 2026 |
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Conviction for aggravated defilement based on corroborated child testimony, medical evidence, and contradictory alibi.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – elements: victim under 14, sexual act, identity of perpetrator; unsworn child testimony corroboration; medical PF3A admitted by consent; alibi contradicted by cautioned statement.
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17 February 2026 |
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Court convicted the accused of rape, finding carnal knowledge, lack of consent, and reliable identification despite initial hesitation.
Criminal law – Rape: elements of carnal knowledge and non‑consent; identification evidence in darkness; single‑witness identification; victims’ trauma affecting testimony; bare denial insufficient to raise reasonable doubt.
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17 February 2026 |
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Conviction for aggravated defilement based on medical evidence, reliable victim identification, and corroborating recent complaint.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – Elements: victim under 14, sexual intercourse, identity of perpetrator; identification evidence–recognition, duration, proximity, recent complaint, medical corroboration.
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17 February 2026 |
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Single-witness identification and medical evidence sustain convictions for rape and attempted murder despite bare alibis.
Criminal law – Rape and Attempted Murder – single-witness identification – corroboration by medical and photographic evidence – inference of intent to kill from nature and location of injuries – inadequacy of bare alibi.
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16 February 2026 |
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Victim testimony and medical evidence proved aggravated defilement; reliable single‑witness identification and rejected alibi led to conviction.
Criminal law — Aggravated defilement — Elements: victim under 14, sexual act, accused's participation — Single‑witness identification: special caution — Corroboration by medical evidence — Alibi: burden and destruction by cogent evidence.
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16 February 2026 |
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Where deadly-weapon use is unproven, court may convict accused of lesser robbery; rape upheld on identification and medical evidence.
Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – failure to prove use or production of deadly weapon – conviction on lesser cognate offence (Simple Robbery); Identification evidence – single witness reliability where prior familiarity, prolonged close contact and lighting exist; Rape – carnal knowledge, absence of consent and medical corroboration.
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16 February 2026 |
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Acquittal where age and sexual act proved but prosecution failed to prove the accused's involvement beyond reasonable doubt.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement: elements (age, sexual act, identity) – Alibi defence and burden on prosecution – Identification evidence in bushy/low-visibility conditions – Motive from land dispute undermining credibility – Adverse inference for failure to call material witnesses.
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13 February 2026 |
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DNA exclusion and material witness contradictions created reasonable doubt, resulting in acquittal for aggravated defilement.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – identification of perpetrator – DNA paternity evidence excluding accused – material contradictions in witness testimony – burden of proof – reasonable doubt – acquittal.
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12 February 2026 |
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Accused convicted of two counts of aggravated defilement based on medical, identification, and corroborative evidence.
Criminal law — Aggravated defilement — child victims' unsworn testimony requiring corroboration — PF3A medical evidence — recognition identification under favourable conditions — flight and post-offence conduct as corroboration — trial judge may convict despite Assessors' contrary opinion.
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12 February 2026 |
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Accused convicted of aggravated defilement based on victim disclosure, medical evidence, identification and presence at the scene.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – Elements: age, sexual act, perpetrator; Evidence – medical report (ruptured hymen, fresh sperm stains); Victim’s prompt out‑of‑court disclosure admissible and corroborative; Identification by prior acquaintance; Alibi and circumstantial evidence; Burden and standard of proof.
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11 February 2026 |
| January 2026 |
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Annual practising licence requirement for health recruitment was lawful; consent judgment did not waive it; application dismissed.
Employment law – Recruitment criteria – Annual practising licence requirement – Interpretation of Consent Judgment – Judicial review – Remedies refused – Prospective application of revised guidance.
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20 January 2026 |
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Applicant’s challenge to district recruitment dismissed; assignment irregularity not fatal, candidate’s qualification challenge without merit.
Administrative law – judicial review of district recruitment – assignment vs appointment of Secretary to District Service Commission – procedural propriety, exhaustion of remedies; qualifications challenge and merits of prerogative remedies (certiorari, prohibition, directory order).
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20 January 2026 |