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

Physical address
High Court Building at Plot 2, the Square.
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August 2014
Criminal law
27 August 2014
Criminal law
27 August 2014
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Burden of Proof
27 August 2014
Court convicted both accused of vehicle theft based on direct identification and phone-tracking corroboration; sentenced to five years and compensation.
Criminal law – Theft of motor vehicle – ingredients of theft (movable property, asportation, intention to permanently deprive) Identification evidence – close-range hotel transactions, exhibited passports, registration forms and receipts Circumstantial evidence – phone call data, SIM cards, handset recoveries and travel history corroborating identity Common intention (s.20 Penal Code Act) inferred from communications and conduct Sentence – custodial term and compensation ordered under s.265 Penal Code Act and s.126 TIA
27 August 2014
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Burden of Proof
22 August 2014
Criminal law
22 August 2014
Criminal law
22 August 2014
Criminal law
20 August 2014
Criminal law
8 August 2014
Conviction for aggravated defilement: victim’s age and penetration proved; accused identified and sentenced to five years with rehabilitation consideration.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – Elements: proof of victim’s age below 14, proof of sexual penetration, and identification of accused. Evidence – Proof of age by parents’ testimony and police records; medical evidence corroborating penetration. Identification – Victim and eyewitness identification, suspect’s conduct and signed police statement corroborative. Sentencing – Mitigation for youth and first offender status; emphasis on rehabilitation and deterrence.
7 August 2014