Ndyamuhaki v Uganda
Ndyamuhaki v Uganda (Criminal Revision 3 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 70 (9 December 2024)
The High Court found that Section 208 of the Magistrates Courts Act does not apply to criminal proceedings, as it is confined to civil jurisdiction. The Applicant's application to stay the criminal case before the Magistrate was therefore improper. While both the criminal case and Divorce Cause are premised on the same documents, the parties and remedies differ, and the risk of witness contamination or injustice is remote. Ugandan law and persuasive English authorities require exceptional circumstances and a real risk of prejudice to justify a stay of criminal proceedings, which the Applicant…
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- Stay Of Proceedings
- Revision Of Magistrate Order
- Forgery And Utterance
- Customary Marriage Certificate
- Concurrent Jurisdiction