EOCO vs. BLESS ARTHUR [2014]DLHC15071

Date	2014-05-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FTRM/152/12
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC15071

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

JOHN KUMAH FOR RESPONDENT/APPLICANT

CHARLES WILCOX OFORI FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

[2014]DLHC15071
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">EOCO<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">BLESS ARTHUR<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">(RESPONDENT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
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</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 0in;">

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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></main>