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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April 2025
Tumwesigye v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 133 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCRD 18 (17 April 2025) 17 April 2025
Besigye and Another v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 113 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCRD 16 (11 April 2025) 11 April 2025
Ssemakadde v Uganda (Private Prosecution by Byamazima Joshua and Tonny Tumukunde) (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 30 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCRD 17 (11 April 2025) 11 April 2025
Kiiza v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 118 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCRD 15 (4 April 2025) 4 April 2025
March 2025
Nabirye v Uganda (Criminal Revision 50 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 14 (13 March 2025) 13 March 2025
Muwonge v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 60 of 2022) [2025] UGHCCRD 12 (8 March 2025) 8 March 2025
February 2025
Kato v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 401 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 8 (25 February 2025) 25 February 2025
Twinomujuni v Uganda (Criminal Revision 47 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 6 (25 February 2025) 25 February 2025
Kakooza v Director of Public Prosecution (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 176 of 2023) [2025] UGHCCRD 4 (21 February 2025) 21 February 2025
Katanga v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 513 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 3 (21 February 2025) 21 February 2025
Butsiba v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 78 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 9 (17 February 2025) 17 February 2025
Kato v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 401 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 10 (17 February 2025) 17 February 2025
Uganda v Kimuli (Criminal Session Case 814 of 2022) [2025] UGHCCRD 5 (15 February 2025) 15 February 2025
Gheewala v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 175 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 7 (14 February 2025) 14 February 2025
Uganda v Mugisha (HCT-00-CR-SC 43 of 2008) [2025] UGHCCRD 11 (14 February 2025) 14 February 2025
Uganda v Ogentho (Criminal Session 308 of 2021) [2025] UGHCCRD 13 (11 February 2025) 11 February 2025
January 2025
Namuyanja & 3 Others v Uganda (Criminal Revision 4 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 2 (30 January 2025) 30 January 2025
Uganda v Mugisha (HCT-00-CR-SC 43 of 2008) [2025] UGHCCRD 1 (14 January 2025) 14 January 2025
December 2024
Kizito & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 136 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCRD 79 (18 December 2024) 18 December 2024
Nassozi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 4 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 77 (18 December 2024) 18 December 2024
Nassozi v Uganda (HCT-00-CR-CN 4 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 74 (18 December 2024) 18 December 2024
Njoki v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 93 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 71 (18 December 2024) 18 December 2024
Mawanda v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 39 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 72 (10 December 2024) 10 December 2024
Ndyamuhaki v Uganda (Criminal Revision 3 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 70 (9 December 2024) 9 December 2024
Mwizera v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 408 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 69 (5 December 2024) 5 December 2024
November 2024
Uganda v Mirembe & Another (Criminal Appeal 54 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 73 (26 November 2024) 26 November 2024
Uganda v Ongoriya & Wanamama (Criminal Review 44 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 68 (26 November 2024) 26 November 2024
Uganda v Mujabi (Criminal Session 709 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 78 (25 November 2024) 25 November 2024
Uganda v Mujabi (HCT-00-CR-SC 709 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 75 (25 November 2024) 25 November 2024
Kintu v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 413 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 76 (14 November 2024) 14 November 2024
Canodia v Uganda (HCT-00-CR-CM 273 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 65 (6 November 2024) 6 November 2024
Sonko v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 77 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 66 (6 November 2024) 6 November 2024
Masaba v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 378 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 67 (4 November 2024) 4 November 2024
Mayanja v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 45 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCRD 64 (1 November 2024) 1 November 2024
October 2024
Uganda v Mayeku (Criminal Session Case 567 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCRD 62 (31 October 2024) 31 October 2024
Ssimbwa & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 78 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 63 (28 October 2024) 28 October 2024
Musisi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 46 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 61 (16 October 2024) 16 October 2024
Ratibu v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 380 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 58 (16 October 2024) 16 October 2024
Atuhaire & Another v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 240 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 59 (14 October 2024) 14 October 2024
Uganda v Mbaziira & 3 Others (HCT-00-CR-CN 90 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 57 (14 October 2024) 14 October 2024
September 2024
Majid v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 116 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 56 (6 September 2024) 6 September 2024
August 2024
Semakula & 3 Others v Uganda (Criminal Revision 40 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 55 (21 August 2024) 21 August 2024
July 2024
Ategeka v Uganda (Criminal Revision 74 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 60 (19 July 2024) 19 July 2024
Suresh v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 20 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 54 (11 July 2024) 11 July 2024
June 2024
Uganda v Mutebi & Another (Criminal Case 56 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 46 (19 June 2024) 19 June 2024
Uganda v Nandawula (Criminal Appeal 71 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 44 (14 June 2024) 14 June 2024
Uganda v Akello (Criminal Session 681 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCRD 47 (12 June 2024) 12 June 2024
Arinaitwe v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 173 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 51 (6 June 2024) 6 June 2024
Bantu v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 196 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 48 (6 June 2024) 6 June 2024
Bugembe v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 172 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 50 (6 June 2024) 6 June 2024