RICHARD BANOUSIN vs. THE REPUBLIC [2013]DLCA3501

Date	2013-02-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H2/7/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA3501

JUSTICE AYEBI JA [PRESIDING]

JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA

JUSTICE ALHAJI TANKO AMADU JA

MUJEEB RAHMAN AHMED ESQ WITH NANA KWASI BOATEY DENIS KUMAH

KWARKYE AND SAEED KOFI SAM FOR PETITIONER/APPELLANT.

WILLIAM KPOBI IESQ. (CSA) WITH ISAAC OTCHERE-ANTWI ESQ. (CSA) AND

MRS ANNA FRANKLINA OPOKU (ASA) FOR RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA3501
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RICHARD
BANOUSIN<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H2/7/2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 28TH
FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MUJEEB RAHMAN AHMED ESQ
WITH NANA KWASI BOATEY DENIS KUMAH KWARKYE AND SAEED KOFI SAM FOR
PETITIONER/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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WILLIAM
KPOBI IESQ. (CSA) WITH ISAAC OTCHERE-ANTWI ESQ. (CSA) AND MRS ANNA FRANKLINA
OPOKU (ASA) FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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JUSTICE
AYEBI
JA [PRESIDING], JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA, JUSTICE ALHAJI&nbsp; TANKO AMADU JA<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the judgment of the Wa High Court filed on 27th
August 2010.&nbsp; The records show that on 17th
February 2010, the appellant was arraigned before the said court on the charge
of rape contrary to section 97 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act
29).&nbsp; The particulars state that on 28th
day of July 2009 at Tumu in the Upper West Region, appellant had carnal
knowledge of Rashida Kanton Ibrahim, without her consent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 29th July 2010, the trial High Court found the appellant
guilty of the charge, convicted him and then sentenced him to a term of seven
(7) years imprisonment with hard labour.&nbsp;
In his petition, appellant prayed this court to quash his conviction and
sentence and then acquit and discharge him.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It would appear the appellant filed the petition of appeal himself and
the grounds alleged are:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned
trial judged erred in law and on the facts/evidence by his failure to hold that
the prosecution has failed to prove the basic ingredient(s) of the offence
charged beyond reasonable doubt.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned
trial judge erred in law when he failed to resolve doubts in favour of the
accused person.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The judgment
cannot be supported having regard to the evidence on record.<o:p></o:p>Later
an additional ground was filed that:<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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