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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January 2025

Criminal Law—plea bargaining—right to a fair trial—illiterate accused—legal representation—miscarriage of justice—revisionary powers of the High Court—illegalities and procedural irregularities—failure to deduct remand period—excessive sentencing—court’s duty to safeguard accused persons’ rights—quashing of conviction and sentence—immediate release of applicants

30 January 2025
Applicant charged with aggravated robbery failed to show exceptional circumstances for bail pending committal and ongoing investigations.
Criminal procedure – Bail pending trial; aggravated robbery – need for exceptional circumstances for bail; pre-committal applications – prematurity where committal and mandatory bail period not complete; risk of interference with ongoing investigations; discretion of court under Article 23(6).
23 January 2025

Murder—conviction—missing court and police files—retrial order—corruption allegations—right to a fair trial—delay in prosecution—Human Rights Enforcement Act—denial of application—justice for victims

14 January 2025

Mandatory bail—applicant detained for over six months without committal—Article 23(6)(c) of the Constitution—prolonged detention without trial—subsequent committal did not cure procedural defect—no prior criminal record—bail granted with conditions

5 January 2025