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(369) Sections in Penal Code Act
1
Interpretation
Learn the official meanings of legal terms like 'felony', 'grievous harm', 'night', and 'currency point'...

Chapter I ...

2
General rule of construction
Learn how courts and lawyers must interpret the Penal Code using English legal interpretation principles...

Chapter I ...

3
Saving of certain laws
The Penal Code does not affect other written laws, presidential pardons, military/police laws, or contempt...

Chapter I ...

4
Extent of jurisdiction of courts
Learn how Ugandan courts can prosecute crimes within Uganda and certain serious offences (sections 23-26)...

Chapter II...

5
Offences committed partly within and partly beyond jurisdiction
If you commit part of a crime in Uganda and part abroad, you can still...

Chapter II...

6
Ignorance of law
You cannot escape criminal liability by claiming you did not know the law, unless the...

Chapter II...

7
Claim of right
Learn about the honest claim of right defense under Uganda's Penal Code. This section protects...

Chapter II...

8
Intention and motive
Learn when your will, intention, or motive affects criminal guilt under Uganda's Penal Code Act...

Chapter II...

9
Mistake of fact
Explains when mistaken beliefs can excuse criminal liability if honest and reasonable. Protects against unfair...

Chapter II...

10
Presumption of sanity
In Uganda, every person is legally presumed of sound mind unless proven otherwise. This presumption...

Chapter II...

11
Insanity
Understand the insanity defense under Ugandan Penal Code. A person is not guilty if mental...

Chapter II...

12
Intoxication
Section 12 explains when intoxication from alcohol or drugs may excuse a person from criminal...

Chapter II...

13
Judicial officers
Learn how Section 13 of Uganda's Penal Code Act protects judicial officers from criminal responsibility...

Chapter II...

14
Compulsion
Explains the defence of compulsion in Uganda law: no criminal liability if you acted only...

Chapter II...

15
Defence of person or property and rash, reckless and negligent acts
Criminal responsibility for self-defence, defence of property, and rash/reckless/negligent acts in Uganda is determined by...

Chapter II...

16
Use of force in effecting arrest
Learn how courts assess the reasonableness of force used during an arrest in Uganda, balancing...

Chapter II...

17
Compulsion by husband
Explains when a married woman can use her husband's coercion as a legal defence against...

Chapter II...

18
Person not to be punished twice for same offence
Uganda's Penal Code protects you from being punished twice for the same crime, whether under...

Chapter II...

19
Principal offenders
Section 19 of Uganda's Penal Code defines principal offenders: those who commit the act, enable...

Chapter IV...

20
Joint offenders in prosecution of common purpose
Explains when two or more people plan an unlawful act and one crime results, all...

Chapter IV...

21
Incitement to commit offence
Learn about penalties for inciting someone to commit a crime in Uganda, including death penalty...

Chapter IV...

22
General punishment for misdemeanours
Section 22 explains that any misdemeanour without a specified penalty under the Penal Code Act...

Chapter V ...

23
Treason and offences against State
Section 23 of Uganda's Penal Code defines treason: levying war, harming the President, plotting overthrow,...

Chapter V ...

24
Penalty for acts intended to alarm, annoy or ridicule President
Learn the penalties for intentionally alarming, annoying, or ridiculing Uganda's President, including life imprisonment for...

Chapter V ...

25
Concealment of treason
Learn about the legal duty to report treason in Uganda. Failure to inform authorities about...

Division I...

26
Promoting war on chiefs, etc.
Section 26 of Uganda's Penal Code Act: Anyone who, without lawful authority or by official...

Division I...

27
Time within which to commence prosecution
Under Section 27, for offences under s23 (except s23(1)(b)), s24, s25, s26, prosecution must start...

Division I...

28
Aiding soldiers or police officers in acts of mutiny
Learn the criminal penalties for aiding, abetting, or inciting mutiny among Ugandan soldiers or police...

Division I...

29
Inducing soldiers or police officers to desert
Section 29 of Penal Code Act prohibits inducing desertion of Uganda's armed forces or police,...

Division I...

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