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Namata v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 166 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 68 (19 September 2021)
The High Court granted bail to a 17-year-old accused after she had spent over a year on remand, relying on mandatory juvenile remand limits under the Children Act.
Namata v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 166 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 108 (19 September 2021)
The applicant, a juvenile charged with a capital offence, has been on remand for a period far exceeding the statutory maximum of three months as stipulated under Section 91(5)(a) of the Children Act. The law is couched in mandatory terms, requiring release on bail after this period unless there is a serious danger to the child. The court found no such danger present and determined that all other considerations, including the risk of absconding, are secondary to the statutory mandate. The applicant is therefore entitled to bail as a matter of right, subject to the court's satisfaction regardin…
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Namata v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 166 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 102 (19 September 2021)
The court found that the applicant, a juvenile charged with a capital offence, had been on remand for a period far exceeding the statutory maximum of three months as stipulated under Section 91(5)(a) of the Children Act. The law is couched in mandatory terms, requiring release on bail once the statutory period is exceeded, regardless of the gravity of the offence. The court emphasized that, for juveniles, institutional detention should be avoided as much as possible, and that the overriding consideration is compliance with statutory timelines. The respondent's concerns about absconding and la…
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