Apil v. Lira Gombolola Court–High Court of Uganda- Revisional order.
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Title
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Apil v. Lira Gombolola Court–High Court of Uganda- Revisional order.
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Date
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1959.
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Subject
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Apil v. Lira Gombolola Court–Family-Adultery,
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Type
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Court case
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Description
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John Apil-Onek was found guilty in the native court of adultery with the wife of Okeng. This was an application for revision for the trial Jago court's judgment, which was reversed by the county court and on appeal to the central court was quashed and the Jago court judgment restored. The ground upon which the High court was asked to make a revisional order is that the applicant, having been acquitted by the county court, had no right of appeal from an acquittal to the central Native Court bases on customary law.
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Format
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pdf document
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Box/ Folder Information
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These judicial records were transferred to the Uganda National archive after being cataloged. The records can now be accessible through the Uganda National archive. But to access the records, researchers must obtain clearance from the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) before accessing any government archive repository.
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Uganda National Archive.
