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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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November 2015
Okello v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.035 of 2015) [2015] UGHCCRD 47 (30 November 2015) An engineer’s certification of shoddy public works can ground convictions for abuse of office, causing financial loss and neglect of duty. Criminal law — Abuse of office — Certification of completion of public works by supervising engineer — Liability where certification misleads officials into payment — Causing financial loss — Knowledge or reason to believe and proof of loss — Use of technical inspection reports to quantify loss — Neglect of duty — Supervisory duties of a public engineer — Sufficiency of particulars and requirement to evaluate and supervise works	30 November 2015
Uganda V Kusemererwa (CRIMINAL CASE No: HCT-01-CR-SC-0015-2014) [2015] UGHCCRD 12 (25 November 2015)	25 November 2015
Uganda v Bwanika & Anor (Criminal Session Case No. 32 of 2013) [2015] UGHCCRD 69 (12 November 2015) Prosecution proved theft, use of violence and reliable identification; both accused convicted of aggravated robbery. Criminal law — Aggravated robbery — Elements: theft and use of violence — Penal Code ss.285, 286(2) — Identification — Reliability of visual identification and identification parade — consideration of lighting, prior knowledge, opportunity to observe Criminal procedure — Burden and standard of proof — Prosecution must prove each ingredient beyond reasonable doubt	12 November 2015
Uganda v Mbaziira (Criminal Appeal No.69 of 2014) [2015] UGHCCRD 468 (12 November 2015) Appellate court convicted respondent for uttering forged company documents and fraudulent disposal of trust land, pierced corporate veil. Criminal law — Uttering false document — Knowledge and intent to defraud — Forged Memorandum and Articles of Association — Trustee offences — Fraudulent disposal of trust property — Piercing corporate veil where company incorporated with forged documents Property law — Land registration — Setting aside transfers effected through a sham company — Registration of Titles Act s 175	12 November 2015
Bigugu v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application No.83 of 2015) [2015] UGHCCRD 452 (9 November 2015) Bail refused where applicant failed to provide his affidavit, prove medical necessity, residence or surety particulars. Criminal law — Bail pending trial — Medical grounds — Prison medical officer certification required under section 15(3)(a) — Evidentiary requirements — Applicant’s affidavit, proof of residence and sureties	9 November 2015
Mugwanya v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.125 of 2014) [2015] UGHCCRD 451 (3 November 2015) Whether prosecution proved obtaining money by false pretences and conspiracy, and whether remand credit reduced the sentence. Criminal law — Obtaining money by false pretences — Proof of ingredients and value — Direct oral evidence and corroboration under Evidence Act ss.58–59 — Conspiracy to commit a felony — Sufficiency of supporting evidence and admissions Criminal procedure — Sentencing — Credit for time on remand — Deduction from custodial sentence	3 November 2015