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Rex v Njeroge (Criminal Appeal No. 257 of 1946)

East African Court of Appeal · [1947] EACA 21 · 1947 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Crown appeal from Supreme Court revision decision setting aside subordinate court conviction
Decision
Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction

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Holding

The Court held that no appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa from proceedings by way of revision. Section 360 of the Criminal Procedure Code expressly excludes appeals from revision proceedings under sections 361 to 366. The statutory language is unambiguous and permits only appeals from other proceedings under that Part of the Code. The Crown's appeal was dismissed on this jurisdictional ground.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction

Facts

The accused was tried and convicted of a criminal offence in a subordinate court and sentenced to imprisonment requiring confirmation by the Supreme Court. In the exercise of its powers of revision, the Supreme Court set aside the conviction and sentence. The Crown then appealed to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa against the Supreme Court's decision.

Issues

  1. Whether an appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa from a decision of the Supreme Court made in the exercise of its revisional powers under the Criminal Procedure Code.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed on the ground that no appeal lies.

Rules and key headnotes

Criminal Procedure — Appeals — Revision Proceedings — Statutory Exclusion of Appeal Rights
No appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa from a decision of the Supreme Court made in the exercise of its revisional powers under sections 361 to 366 of the Criminal Procedure Code, as section 360 expressly excludes proceedings by way of revision from the right of appeal.
Statutory Interpretation — Plain Meaning — Unambiguous Exclusionary Language
Where statutory language is clear and unambiguous in excluding a category of proceedings from a right of appeal, the court must give effect to the plain words of the statute regardless of the merits of the underlying decision.

Legislation cited (1)

  • Criminal Procedure Code s.360

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Rex v Njeroge (Criminal Appeal No. 257 of 1946) [1947] EACA 21 (1 January 1947)
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