THE REPUBLIC vs. KWADWO NYARKO, SAMUEL KUMANI AND DAUDA INUSAH

This is an application for bail pending trial. Counsel for the Applicants submitted that accused persons have been in custody since their arrest on August 14th. The accused persons have pleaded not guilty and have also in their motion in support furnished the court with the title deeds of their proposed sureties to show that these sureties are men of independent means and that they would come back to stand trial. Counsel further submitted that although they are aware that the offences are serious the law is in the bossom of the Judge and that looking at the facts of this case, the court may grant bail especially as the Narcotic Control Act 2020 (Act 1019) gives the court the discretion under Section 47 to half the sentence by at least 50% if the accused corporates fully with officers of the commission. Looking at the facts of the prosecution Counsel argued that there had been stellar corporation from the accused persons. In the circumstance, the apparent seriousness of the offences ha...