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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November 2024

 

26 November 2024

Fraudulent plea bargain agreement—misrepresentation of facts—prosecutorial impropriety—charge amendment from Murder to Manslaughter—procedural irregularity—judicial review—quashing of plea bargain agreement—retrial ordered—costs

26 November 2024

 

25 November 2024

 

25 November 2024

Criminal Law—bail—cancellation—right to fair hearing—proof of breach of bail conditions—natural justice—Constitution Article 28 and 44(c)—reinstatement of bail—costs.

14 November 2024

 

6 November 2024

 

6 November 2024

 

4 November 2024

 

1 November 2024