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Dbiba and Another v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 5 of 2019) [2021] UGHCCRD 113 (4 October 2021)
The High Court dismissed a revision application challenging bail-related orders in a criminal case, holding that revision lies only for final orders, not interlocutory rulings.
Ddiba and Another v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 5 of 2019) [2021] UGHCCRD 60 (4 October 2021)
The High Court determined that revisionary jurisdiction under Section 50 of the Criminal Procedure Code Act is limited to final orders and does not extend to interlocutory or interim rulings such as bail cancellation or conditions for bail. The court found no evidence on the record that bail was cancelled due to failure to produce the certificate of title, nor that the trial magistrate acted outside her discretion. Furthermore, the existence of a pending civil suit over the disputed land does not require the criminal proceedings to be stayed, as criminal and civil matters can proceed concurre…
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Mbogo Muhammed V Uganda (High Court Criminal Revision No. 0008 of 2018) [2018] UGHCCRD 230 (28 September 2018)
The High Court quashed criminal proceedings before a Grade I Magistrate for lack of jurisdiction and ordered a retrial before a Chief Magistrate.
