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HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

The Criminal Division is Responsible for hearing all serious criminal offences referred to it by the Magistrates' Courts. According to the Principal Judge's Circular, except for Commercial Court Judges who must attend to only Commercial Court cases, the rest of the Judges of the High Court who are based in Kampala are members of the Criminal Division irrespective of the other Divisions of the High Court that they belong to.

Each of the above judges is supposed to do, at least, one High Court Criminal Session in a year at Kampala

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High Court Building at Plot 2, the Square.

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July 1998
Bogere & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 1 of 1997) [1998] UGHCCRD 15 (6 July 1998) Convictions based on difficult night‑time identification and unproven recent possession were unsafe and are quashed. Criminal law – Identification evidence in nocturnal attacks — Need for caution and supportive corroboration when conditions are difficult; Recent possession — requirement to produce seized items and evidence of seizure; Duty to call arresting/investigating officers and produce police statements; Appellate review — obligation to re‑evaluate material issues and consider evidence as a whole; Procedural irregularity — proceeding on indictment naming absent co‑accused without amendment.	6 July 1998

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July 1998

Bogere & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 1 of 1997) [1998] UGHCCRD 15 (6 July 1998)

Convictions based on difficult night‑time identification and unproven recent possession were unsafe and are quashed.

Criminal law – Identification evidence in nocturnal attacks — Need for caution and supportive corroboration when conditions are difficult; Recent possession — requirement to produce seized items and evidence of seizure; Duty to call arresting/investigating officers and produce police statements; Appellate review — obligation to re‑evaluate material issues and consider evidence as a whole; Procedural irregularity — proceeding on indictment naming absent co‑accused without amendment.

6 July 1998