EOCO vs. BLESS ARTHUR [2014]DLHC12080

Date	2014-05-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FTRM/152/12
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC12080

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

JOHN KUMAH FOR RESPONDENT/APPLICANT

CHARLES WILCOX OFORI FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

[2014]DLHC12080
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EOCO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BLESS ARTHUR<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. FTRM/152/12&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:
7TH&nbsp;MAY 2014<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; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>The law that is
Section 35 (5) of the Act 804 provides for reasonable expenses to be made.&nbsp; This can also be termed partial release.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In this case,
learned counsel for Respondent did not virtually oppose the application.&nbsp; He is only concerned about the figure.&nbsp; He is of the view that, it is rather on the
higher side.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The applicant says
his mother is sick and his business is collapsing.&nbsp; I do not think one should kill businesses
which are the engine of growth.&nbsp; The
Constitution makes provision for judicial discretion which should be exercised
judiciously.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is also not the
legal position that in criminal charges, Accused bears the onerous burden that
he should prove that he is not guilty.&nbsp;
The burden is on the prosecution and does not shift.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;From the
foregoing, I would exercise my discretion to grant a partial defreezing of the
account of the applicant herein.&nbsp; Instead
of GH¢15,000.00, I will grant a release of GH¢12,000.00 subject to the filing
of an undertaking by the applicant.<o:p></o:p>

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