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Kato v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 401 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 8 (25 February 2025)
High Court bail application dismissed because the applicant failed to provide identification documents, despite showing a fixed abode and substantial sureties.
Namubiru v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 99 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 30 (30 March 2024)
The court held that while the applicant has a constitutional right to apply for bail and the High Court has jurisdiction to consider such applications for capital offences, the grant of bail is subject to judicial discretion and statutory requirements. The applicant failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances justifying release and did not provide sufficient assurance against absconding, particularly given the gravity of the offence and the potential sentence of death. The court found the sureties and place of abode presented by the applicant to be inadequate. The risk of absconding in li…
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Emitu v Uganda (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 45 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 480 (13 October 2023)
The court held that the applicant is entitled to apply for bail under the Constitution and the Trial on Indictments Act. The respondent did not contest the application, and the applicant demonstrated a fixed place of abode within the court's jurisdiction and presented three substantial sureties, all properly identified. The court found that exceptional circumstances are no longer mandatory for bail, as established in Foundation for Human Rights Initiative v Attorney General. The applicant is presumed innocent, and there was no evidence presented that he would abscond or interfere with witness…
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Ocuka v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 25 of 2021) [2023] UGHCCRD 55 (23 August 2023)
The court found that the applicant failed to prove a fixed place of abode within the jurisdiction as required by law, since no introduction letter from the LC1 of the claimed residence was attached. Additionally, the applicant's proposed sureties did not provide documentary proof of identity or residence, such as national IDs or introduction letters from the LC1 Chairperson. The court emphasized that both a fixed place of abode and substantial sureties are mandatory prerequisites for the exercise of judicial discretion to grant bail in capital offences. As neither requirement was satisfied, t…
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Rajiv Kumar v Uganda [2023] UGSC 16 (3 August 2023)
The Supreme Court granted Rajiv Kumar Sabharwal bail pending appeal, finding exceptional medical circumstances, likely delay, and acceptable sureties.
Aziki Dauda and Another v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 9 of 2021) [2023] UGHC 42 (22 March 2023)
The court held that while the Applicants have a constitutional right to apply for bail and have demonstrated fixed places of abode and presented substantial sureties, they failed to establish exceptional circumstances as required by law. The Applicants' claims of advanced age and grave illness did not meet the statutory threshold: neither Applicant was sixty years or older, and no medical certificate from a prison medical officer was provided to substantiate grave illness. The seriousness of the offence (murder) and the fact that the Applicants had already been committed for trial, with co-ac…
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Wamala v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 67 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCRD 43 (11 January 2023)
The High Court at Mukono granted Wamala Benon bail pending trial after finding he had spent over three years on remand, with no adequate explanation for the delay.
Kaawe v Uganda (Criminal Application 7 of 2021) [2021] UGSC 48 (9 September 2021)
The Supreme Court of Uganda granted bail pending appeal to a convicted applicant, relying on his medical condition, non-violent offence, and unchallenged sureties.
Mutebi v Uganda (HCT-00-CR-CM 88 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 38 (4 June 2021)
The court found that while the applicant has a constitutional right to apply for bail and the court has discretion to grant it, the applicant failed to prove exceptional circumstances such as grave illness or torture, as no medical evidence or proof was presented. The applicant and his sureties presented LC1 letters, but these were deemed insufficient on their own to conclusively prove residence. The court also considered the seriousness of the charges, the ongoing investigations, and the risk of interference with witnesses and abscondment. Balancing the applicant's liberty against public int…
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Nampejja Melon v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 103 of 2019) [2020] UGHC 19 (24 January 2020)
The High Court at Mbarara dismissed Nampejja Melon’s bail application pending trial for kidnap with intent to murder, finding the sureties were not substantial.
