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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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May 2007
Muhwezi v I.G.G (Criminal Misc. Application No.Loo of 2007) [2007] UGHCCRD 1 (31 May 2007)
Criminal law
 31 May 2007
Kaboyo v IGG (Criminal Misc. Application N0.096 of 2007) [2007] UGHCCRD 2 (29 May 2007)
Criminal law
 29 May 2007
Kamugisha v Uganda (Criminal Misc. Cause No.94 of 2007) [2007] UGHCCRD 3 (25 May 2007)
High Court granted bail for abuse of office charge, holding advanced age and supporting factors justified bail with specified conditions.
* Criminal procedure – Bail under the Trial on Indictments Act – Court’s discretion under S.15(1) and exceptional circumstances under S.15(3)(c); * Advanced age as exceptional circumstance for bail; * Conditions of bail – bonds, sureties, passport surrender, periodic reporting, court attendance.
 25 May 2007