REPUBLIC vs. REV. DR. PRINCE DUGAH

CRIMINAL APPEAL 1 Background The appellant herein, the Executive Director of a corporate entity - Fish Farmer Brigade Ltd is facing a criminal trial at the Circuit Court, Ho on charges of having issued a dud cheque. After the close of the prosecution’s case, the trial court directed the appellant to open his defence to the action. Dissatisfied with the decision of the court dated 16 July 2020 that directed him to open his defence, the accused filed this appeal against the decision. The decision was not a final order of the court on the matter; it is thus an interlocutory order. I find that the appeal was filed within time pursuant to the Criminal & Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30) s. 326. The complainant in the case PW1 is a retired nurse, whilst the accused-appellant is a clergyman and managing director of Fish Farmer Brigade Ltd, a tilapia farming Investment Company at Juapong. During the year 2010, the complainant became aware of the tilapia venture through ra.....