Court name
High Court of Uganda
Case number
HCT-05-CR-SC-2003/191
Judgment date
3 February 2006
Uganda v Rwaviira Stephen (HCT-05-CR-SC-2003/191) [2006] UGHC 4 (03 February 2006);
Cite this case
[2006] UGHC 4
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UGANDA
AT MBARARA
HCT- 05- CR –SC- 0191- OF 2003
UGANDA ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: PROSECUTOR
RWAVIIRA STEPHEN ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ACCUSED
BEFORE: HON. MR. JUSTICE ELDAD MWANGUSYA:
JUDGMENT:
The accused, RWAVIIRA STEVEN is indicted for the offence of defilement c/s 129 (1) of the Penal Code Act. The particulars of the offence were that on the 14th day of August 2002 at Mukuru cell in the Mbarara District he unlawfully had sexual intercourse with NANKUNDA ANNET, a girl under the age of 18 years.
The accused denied having committed the offence and for this court to determine his guilt or innocence the evidence as presented by the prosecution and the defence has to be examined together.
The case as presented by the prosecution was briefly that the accused was a neighbour and friend of the
The accused denied having committed the offence and for this court to determine his guilt or innocence the evidence as presented by the prosecution and the defence has to be examined together.
The case as presented by the prosecution was briefly that the accused was a neighbour and friend of the