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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May 2025
Appellate court reduced excessive ten-year sentence after finding failure to allow challenge to evidence and failure to deduct remand time.
Criminal law – Sentencing – Magistrate’s inquiries under section 133(2) – accused’s right to be heard and to challenge testimony relied upon at sentencing. Sentencing – Remand period – mandatory mathematical deduction from custodial sentence; ambiguity in general statements unacceptable. Sentencing appeals – appellate interference where wrong principle, failure to consider material facts, or manifestly excessive sentence. Wildlife offences – aggravating factor: protection of endangered species and need for deterrent sentences.
15 May 2025
Criminal Law—Obtaining registration by false pretences—Section 292 Penal Code Act—land transfer by elderly stroke victim—gift deed as license—medical and registry evidence not properly adduced—defective prosecution—contradictory defence evidence—failure to prove inducement beyond reasonable doubt—conviction quashed—fine refunded
14 May 2025