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Semugoma v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 10 of 2023) [2023] UGHCCRD 86 (25 May 2023)
The High Court at Mukono dismissed a bail application in an aggravated defilement case, finding the applicant had not established satisfactory sureties or fixed abode.
Ntale v Uganda (Criminal Misc. Application No. 20 of 2018) [2019] UGHCCRD 24 (25 April 2019)
The applicant is entitled to apply for bail as a constitutional right. The court found that the applicant has a fixed place of abode within its jurisdiction, no other pending charges or previous convictions, and presented two substantial sureties who are close relatives and capable of ensuring his attendance. The seriousness of the offence and risk of absconding, as argued by the respondent, were not substantiated beyond mere allegation and do not override the applicant's constitutional right to bail. The court was satisfied that the applicant would return for trial if released on the conditi…
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Masaba v Uganda (Criminal Misc. Application No. 0038 of 2016) [2016] UGHCCRD 136 (12 October 2016)
The High Court at Jinja dismissed a bail application in an aggravated defilement case, finding the proposed sureties unsuitable and the evidence of their relationship unreliable.
