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Senono v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 76 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 86 (7 November 2023)
The High Court at Mukono dismissed a bail application, holding that the applicant failed to attach a required identification document and presented only one substantial surety.
Omiat v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 13 of 2023) [2023] UGHCCRD 51 (17 August 2023)
The High Court at Soroti rejected Omiat Patrick’s bail application, finding he had not proved a fixed place of abode within the court’s jurisdiction despite having substantial sureties.
Omach v Uganda (HCT-00-CR-CM 229 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 44 (20 December 2021)
The court found that although the applicant has a constitutional right to apply for bail and the court has discretion to grant it, the sureties presented were not substantial, as they did not know their duties and some resided outside the jurisdiction of the court. The applicant's fixed place of abode was also outside the jurisdiction, making it difficult for the sureties to monitor him. Given the seriousness of the offence of aggravated defilement, which attracts a maximum sentence of death, and the lack of guarantee against absconding, the court exercised its discretion to deny bail. The ap…
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Ruhangana alias Kahima v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 881 of 2019) [2020] UGHC 22 (24 January 2020)
The High Court at Mbarara granted bail to a murder accused, noting his fixed abode, substantial sureties, and lack of evidence that he would abscond.
