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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21 January 2022
Failure to provide an interpreter deprived the appellants of a fair trial; conviction quashed and sentence set aside.
Criminal procedure – Right to interpreter (Article 28(3)(f) Constitution) – Failure to provide interpretation amounts to miscarriage of justice; retrial discretionary but may be refused where accused has served sentence or retrial would cause double jeopardy.
13 January 2022
Despite advanced age and grave illness, bail was denied due to credible flight risk and real likelihood of interfering with investigations.
Criminal procedure – Bail – Capital offence – Exceptional circumstances under s.15(3) Trial on Indictment Act – advanced age and grave illness. Medical evidence – admissibility – statutory requirement that grave illness be certified by prison medical officer. Bail considerations – flight risk, interference with investigations/witnesses, preservation of crime scene, public interest and administration of justice. Sureties – assessment of substantiality and capacity to secure attendance.
5 January 2022