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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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September 2020
Uganda v Wabomba Namonyo alias Musamali and 6 Others (Criminal Session 146 of 2018) [2020] UGHCCRD 158 (17 September 2020)
Court convicted one accused of murder on corroborated sniffer‑dog, dying declaration and conduct; six others acquitted for insufficient evidence.
  • Criminal law — murder — elements: death, unlawfulness, malice aforethought, participation; circumstantial evidence — standard and caution; dying declaration — admissibility and need for corroboration; canine/sniffer dog tracking — admissibility, prerequisites and caution; telephone call logs without recorded conversations — limited probative value; flight/disappearance and post‑incident conduct as corroboration; alibi — prosecution must negative it.
17 September 2020
Uganda v Nekemiya and 4 Others (Criminal Session 9 of 2015) [2020] UGHCCRD 162 (16 September 2020)
16 September 2020
Nankabirwa and Anor v Uganda (HCT-00-CR-CM 81 of 2020) [2020] UGHCCRD 156 (7 September 2020)
Applicants charged with murder granted bail pending trial due to age, chronic illness, residence and adequate sureties.
  • Criminal law — Bail pending trial — Application under Sections 14 and 15 TIA and Article 23(6) Constitution — Medical vulnerability and age as factors favouring bail; COVID-19-related trial delays and adequacy of sureties.
7 September 2020
Tusingwire v Kasingye (Civil Appeal No. 60 of 2018) [2020] UGHCCRD 164 (4 September 2020)
Whether respondent proved ownership, trespass, and entitlement to vacant possession and general damages.
  • Land law — ownership by purchase — evidential value of sale agreements and handwriting expert report — forgery allegations. Civil procedure — appellate re-hearing — evaluation of inconsistencies and weight of witness testimony
  • Trespass — unlawful entry after sale
  • Damages — general damages for loss of use and deprivation of investment opportunity
4 September 2020