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Kinobe v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 81 of 2022)

High Court · [2023] UGHCCRD 1 · 2023 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Bail application arising from criminal case pending committal to High Court
Decision
Applicant remains in custody pending committal to High Court

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Holding

Held that the applicant's bail application was dismissed. The court found that the applicant failed to produce an introductory letter from his area of residence, one surety had unexplained discrepancies in her documentation, and the victim required continued protection given the gravity of the offence and the applicant's HIV status. The court was not persuaded to exercise its discretion in favour of the applicant due to insufficient evidence of his antecedents and those of one surety.

Outcome

Applicant remains in custody pending committal to High Court

Facts

The applicant was charged with aggravated defilement contrary to section 129(3) of the Penal Code Act and brought before Goma Magistrates Court on 29 March 2022. He was remanded to prison pending completion of investigations and committal to the High Court. The matter was adjourned on several occasions on grounds that investigations were incomplete. The applicant had spent 180 days on remand by the time of the application. He applied for bail under Article 23(6) of the Constitution and section 14(1) of the Trial on Indictments Act, presenting two sureties. The victim was a 14-year-old disabled person at the time of the alleged offence. The applicant is HIV positive.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant should be released on bail pending committal to the High Court.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Bail — Requirements for Sureties — Duty to Ensure Attendance at Trial
Sureties must be persons of integrity and maturity who have close geographical and where possible blood proximity to the applicant, as they are seen by the court as members of the public who will police the applicant in his area of residence and ensure his attendance at trial.
Bail — Applicant's Antecedents — Burden of Proof
An applicant for bail must produce an introductory letter from his area of residence to enable the court to ascertain that he has a fixed place of abode within the jurisdiction of the court. Failure to do so may result in dismissal of the bail application.
Bail — Hardship — Not an Exceptional Circumstance
Hardship facing an applicant is not an exceptional or unusual factor for consideration in a bail application.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (3)

  • Abindi and Another v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application No. 20 of 2016)
  • Henry Bamutura v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application No. 19 of 2019)
  • Masaba Geoffrey v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 38 of 2016)

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Kinobe v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 81 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCRD 1 (19 January 2023)
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