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Ekiring v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 144 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 484 (30 June 2025)
The High Court at Soroti dismissed Ekiring Yuventino’s bail application in a murder case, finding a risk of witness interference despite fixed abode and sureties.
Orago v Uganda (miscellaneous Application . 123 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 170 (8 April 2025)
High Court bail ruling in a rape prosecution. The court accepted fixed abode and substantial sureties, but dismissed bail due to likely witness interference.
Kakooza v Director of Public Prosecution (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 176 of 2023) [2025] UGHCCRD 4 (21 February 2025)
The High Court corrected a misnamed respondent in a bail application but dismissed the application because the applicant failed to show he would not abscond.
Akwenyu v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 5 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 634 (2 July 2024)
The court found that the applicant has a constitutional right to apply for bail and that the offences, though capital in nature, are bailable. The applicant has been on remand for over nine months, exceeding the mandatory 180-day period, and has demonstrated a fixed place of abode within the court's jurisdiction. The applicant presented two substantial sureties—his mother and maternal uncle—whose documentation and relationship to the applicant were verified and found satisfactory. There was no evidence of previous non-compliance with bail or pending charges. The respondent did not oppose the…
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Nyanzi v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 194 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 52 (6 June 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application for mandatory bail because the applicant had already been committed to the High Court for trial.
Olobo v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 27 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 526 (3 May 2024)
The High Court at Soroti granted bail to an accused charged with aggravated robbery and murder, finding he had a fixed abode and substantial sureties.
Komakech v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 29 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 35 (16 April 2024)
The High Court granted Komakech Robert bail after finding he had spent more than 60 days on remand without trial in a case triable by the High Court.
ILakut v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 28 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 178 (12 April 2024)
The High Court of Uganda at Soroti granted bail to the applicant, finding a fixed abode and substantial sureties established, and imposed cash-bond and reporting conditions.
Sserubula v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 320 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 21 (13 March 2024)
The High Court granted the applicant mandatory bail after finding he had been on remand for over 180 days without proof of committal to the High Court.
Kaaya Vicent v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 409 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 3 (23 January 2024)
The High Court reinstated bail for the applicant, finding no evidence that he was likely to abscond and no grave reason to justify cancellation of his earlier bail.
