Wakilii

Rex v Titi (Criminal Appeal No. 153 of 1947)

East African Court of Appeal · [1947] EACA 42 · 1947 Procedural Guidance AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Criminal appeal from decision of High Court of Tanganyika
Decision
Procedural Guidance

Observed later treatment

No later-treatment classification is recorded for this judgment.

Citator coverage is limited to judgments in the Wakilii corpus and source-matched treatment records. Absence of a signal is not an assertion that the case remains good law.

AI-generated summary. This summary was generated by AI from the full text of the judgment. It may contain errors or omissions—always read the source judgment before relying on it.

Holding

The Court of Appeal held that when admitting a deposition to be read in evidence under section 275 of the Tanganyika Criminal Procedure Code or corresponding provisions in other territories, the judge must state the grounds on which the order is made. It is insufficient to merely record 'Admitted under the provisions of section 275' without stating reasons.

Outcome

Procedural Guidance

Issues

  1. Whether a judge admitting a deposition under section 275 of the Criminal Procedure Code must state the grounds for the order.

Orders

  • Court made observations on procedural requirements for admission of depositions under section 275.

Rules and key headnotes

Evidence — Documentary Evidence — Depositions — Admission under section 275 Criminal Procedure Code — Requirement to state grounds
When admitting a deposition to be read in evidence under section 275 of the Criminal Procedure Code or corresponding sections in other territories, the judge must state the grounds on which the order is made and may not simply record 'Admitted under the provisions of section 275' without further explanation.

Legislation cited (1)

  • Tanganyika Criminal Procedure Code s.275

Full judgment

↓ Download PDF

The original judgment as reported. Read the original PDF before relying on any passage.

Rex v Titi (Criminal Appeal No. 153 of 1947) [1947] EACA 42 (1 January 1947)
Source: this page presents Wakilii’s issue analysis and metadata for a publicly reported Ugandan judgment. Any AI-generated summary is marked as such. Judgment text is sourced from the Uganda Legal Information Institute (ulii.org). Wakilii is not affiliated with ULII.