Uganda Case Law

Komen v Rex

Komen v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 17 of 1941) [1940] EACA 52 (1 January 1940)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 17 of 1941

Judge

Bartley J, Sheridan CJ

The court held that the arrest under the Nandi Pass Rules was unlawful, quashed the obstruction conviction, and substituted a conviction for common assault.

• Powers Of Arrest
• Ultra Vires Rule Making
• Common Assault
• Police Duties
• Native Passes Ordinance
• Powers-of-arrest