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(55) Sections in Criminal Procedure Code Act
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Interpretation
Understand the meanings of important legal terms like cognisable offence, chief magistrate, and police officer...

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2
Arrest
Learn the legal rules for arrests in Uganda: police must touch or confine you unless...

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3
Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
Learn your rights: Occupants must allow police entry if they believe a suspect is inside....

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4
Power to break out for purposes of liberation
Section 4 of the Criminal Procedure Code Act: learn when police can break out of...

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5
No unnecessary restraint
Section 5 of Uganda's Criminal Procedure Code protects arrested persons from unnecessary physical restraint. Only...

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6
Search of person arrested
Learn your rights when arrested in Uganda: police may search you and seize items for...

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7
Power of police officer to detain and search vehicles and persons
Learn when police can stop, search, and detain vehicles and persons in Uganda. Understand your...

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8
Mode of searching women
Explains that only a woman can search a woman, and the search must be done...

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9
Power to seize offensive weapons
When arrested, police can seize any offensive weapons you carry. They must deliver those weapons...

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10
Arrest without warrant
Learn when a police officer can arrest you without a warrant in Uganda. Understand your...

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11
Arrest of vagabonds, habitual robbers, etc.
Understand when a police officer in Uganda can arrest you without a warrant as a...

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12
Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
Learn when a senior police officer must give a written order for a subordinate to...

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13
Refusal to give name and residence
Learn when a police officer can arrest you for refusing to give your name and...

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14
Disposal of persons arrested
After arrest without warrant, police must quickly take you to a magistrate or police station....

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15
Arrest by private person
Learn when a private person can arrest someone in Uganda: for serious crimes seen or...

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16
Disposal of person arrested by private person
If a private person arrests you in Uganda, they must quickly take you to police....

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17
Detention of persons arrested without warrant
Police must release you on bond within 24 hours after arrest without warrant unless for...

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18
Police to report arrests
Police must report arrests without warrant to the nearest magistrate within 24 hours. This law...

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19
Offence committed in presence of magistrate
Discover how magistrates can arrest offenders they see committing crimes, and the bail procedures that...

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20
Arrest by magistrate
Learn when a magistrate can arrest you or order your arrest in Uganda. Understand your...

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21
Recapture of person escaping
Section 21 of the Criminal Procedure Code Act allows the custodian of an escaped or...

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22
Sections 3 and 4 to apply to arrests under section 21
Section 22 requires private citizens making arrests under Section 21 to follow the same arrest...

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23
Assistance to magistrate or police officer
Section 23 of the Criminal Procedure Code Act requires every person to help police or...

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24
Police to prevent cognisable offences
Learn about police duty to prevent cognisable offences in Uganda. Understand what police may and...

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25
Information of design to commit offences
Section 25 of Uganda's Criminal Procedure Code requires police officers to report any information about...

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26
Arrest to prevent offences
Section 26 allows police in Uganda to arrest without warrant if they know you plan...

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27
Prevention of injury to public property
Section 27: A police officer may act on their own authority to stop any attempt...

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28
Notice of appeal
Learn the rules for filing a criminal appeal in Uganda: 14-day deadline, notice requirements, grounds...

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Fee on appeal
Learn about the appeal fee for criminal cases in Uganda. This section explains when to...

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