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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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July 2025
Male Mabirizi Kiwanuka v Kyagulanyi Sentamu Robert and Uganda (Criminal Application 148 of 2022) [2025] UGHCCRD 27 (30 July 2025)
Criminal Law — Private Prosecution — Powers of DPP to take over and discontinue proceedings — Requirement for consent of court
 30 July 2025
Ochieng Samson v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 160 of 2022) [2025] UGHCCRD 36 (29 July 2025)
An application was dismissed for want of prosecution after prolonged and unexplained inaction by the applicant.
Criminal procedure – dismissal for want of prosecution – abuse of court process – abandonment of application – inherent powers of High Court to curtail delay – Section 17 Judicature Act.
 29 July 2025
Uganda (Private Prosecution by Male H Mabirizi K Kiwanuka) v Ssekaana Musa and Another (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 13 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 37 (29 July 2025)
An application was dismissed for want of prosecution due to the applicant's failure to take steps after filing.
Criminal procedure – Abuse of process – Dismissal for want of prosecution – Inherent power of court to curtail delays and weed out abandoned cases – High Court supervisory jurisdiction over magistrates' courts.
 29 July 2025
Mustapha Suubi Dhiba v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 330 of 2023) [2025] UGHCCRD 34 (21 July 2025)
A bail application was dismissed for want of prosecution due to prolonged inaction by the applicant.
Criminal procedure – bail application – failure to prosecute – abuse of court process – dismissal for want of prosecution – inherent powers of court to curtail delay.
 21 July 2025
Wakamala Alex & Mwandha Jamilu v Uganda (Criminal Revision 13 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCRD 26 (15 July 2025)
Criminal Procedure—Media access—Sub judice—Supervisory powers—Fair trial—Press freedom—Trial court discretion—Delay in revision—Challenge to ban on audio/video coverage as unfair—State justified order for decorum, sub judice compliance—No miscarriage of justice found—Order valid, no bad faith—Application dismissed
 15 July 2025
Atukwase Julius v Uganda (Criminal Sessions Case 269 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCRD 45 (1 July 2025)
Applicant denied bail for failing to provide national ID and adequate traceability despite substantial sureties.
Bail — constitutional right to apply for bail; discretion under s15 and s16 Trial on Indictment Act; requirement to prove fixed place of abode; Practice Direction 12(a) — production of national identity card and LC1; suitability and substantiality of sureties; risk of abscondment; gravity of offence not conclusive.
 1 July 2025