Uganda Case Law

Lorika & Another v Uganda (URA)

Lorika & Another v Uganda (URA) (Criminal Appeal 1 of 2025) [2025] UGHCACD 8 (7 April 2025)

Court

HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal 1 of 2025

Judge

Okuo-Kajuga, J

The trial court erred in convicting the appellants based on documents that were not admitted as exhibits, violating established evidentiary standards. The charges under Section 203(b) of the East African Community Customs Management Act were fatally defective for omitting the essential element that the false documents related to customs, depriving the accused of adequate notice and opportunity to defend. Furthermore, the prosecution, led by a customs officer, lacked mandate to prefer charges under the Penal Code Act for obtaining money by false pretenses and conspiracy to defraud. The respond…

Source excerpt

• False Documentation
• Defective Charge Sheet
• Burden Of Proof
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Obtaining By False Pretenses
• Conspiracy To Defraud

Uganda v Aijuka

Uganda v Aijuka (Criminal Appeal 28 of 2022) [2023] UGHCACD 12 (22 October 2023)

Court

HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal 28 of 2022

Judge

Tibulya, J

The High Court dismissed the State’s appeal and upheld the respondent’s acquittal for alleged false customs documents, finding no proof of authorship or causing the making of the documents.

• False Documentation
• Customs Offences
• Burden Of Proof
• Evidence Evaluation
• False-documents
• Customs-offences