REPUBLIC vs. TEMA DISTRICT MAGISTRATE GRADE I; EX PARTE AKOTIAH [1987]DLHC1202

Date	1987-07-13
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1987]DLHC1202

AGYEPONG J.

AKOTIAH IN PERSON FOR HIMSELF AND THE OTHER APPLICANTS

W. AMARFIO FOR THE INFORMANT.

[1987]DLHC1202
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>TEMA DISTRICT MAGISTRATE GRADE I; EX PARTE AKOTIAH<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[1979] GLR 315<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
13 JULY 1978<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AKOTIAH IN PERSON FOR HIMSELF AND THE OTHER
APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>

W. AMARFIO FOR THE INFORMANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AGYEPONG J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF AGYEPONG J.<o:p></o:p>On 6
April 1978, Nene Akrofi Kubi III, hereinafter referred to as the informant,
laid an information by motion ex parte under section 22 of the Criminal
Procedure Code, 1960 (Act 30), before the District Court Grade I, Tema,
presided over by His Worship Nana Assibey-Yeboah, District Magistrate Grade I,
against the applicants herein praying the court to call upon the applicants
herein to show cause why they should not be ordered to, execute a bond for
keeping the peace.<o:p></o:p>Section
22 of Act 30 provides:<o:p></o:p>“22. (1)
Whenever a District Magistrate is informed on oath that any person is likely to
commit a breach of the peace or disturb the public peace, or to do any wrongful
act that may probably occasion a breach of the peace or disturb the public peace,
the Magistrate may require him to show cause why he should not be ordered to
execute a bond, with or without sureties, for keeping the peace for such period
as the Magistrate thinks fit. (2) Proceedings shall not be taken under this
section unless either the person informed against, or the place where the
breach of the peace or disturbance is apprehended is within the local limits of
the Magistrate’s jurisdiction.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The main
grounds for the informant’s application as far as relevant to the application herein
could be seen in paragraphs (3), (7), (9), (12) and (13) of his supporting
affidavit which are:<o:p></o:p>“(3) In
February, 1978, in exercise of my customary functions I together with other
persons customarily entitled so to do, nominated elected and installed a new
Ada Mantse in succession to the late Ada Mantse Nene Dake II.” “<o:p></o:p>(7) That
I am informed and verily believe same to be true that in spite of the
foregoing, the respondents herein in particular and others are in the process
of installing another person as Ada Mantse contrary to custom and in the face
of the new Ada Mantse’s installation.”‘ “<o:p></o:p>(9) That
the first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respondents have joined
others to bring action against the legality of the nomination, election and installation
of the present Ada Mantse—Nene Kabu Akuaku III before the Eastern Region House
of Chiefs—Dodowa.” “<o:p></o:p>(11) That
the second and third respondents have by themselves also filed a challenge to
the New Ada<o:p></o:p>Mantse’s
installation in the Eastern Region House of Chiefs.<o:p></o:p>(12) That
notwithstanding the averments in the immediately preceding paragraphs showing
that the respondents know the way to the proper forum for ventilating their
grievances they have now departed from the path of legality and propriety to
take the first respondent to ‘Kuenya’ a traditional customary purification
shrine, preparatory to installing him as a rival Ada Mantse, whilst the three
destoolment proceedings they have initiated are still pending. (13) That the
conduct of the respondents is very likely to conduce a breach of the peace.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In effect
the informant wants the court to stop the applicants from assembling at
“Kuenya” to enstool their candidate as this was likely to lead to a breach of
the peace.<o:p><</main>