Uganda Case Law

Panju v Rex

Panju v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 55 of 1943) [1943] EACA 29 (1 January 1943)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 55 of 1943

Judge

Gray CJ, Sheridan CJ, Whitley CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that in an offence of unlawful possession of raw gold, the accused had to show lawful possession; the appeal was dismissed.

• Unlawful Possession
• Burden Of Proof
• Gold Trading Offences
• Burden-of-proof
• Unlawful-possession
• Criminal-appeals