THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, HUMAN RIGHT DIVISION EX-PARTE: NAA OTUA SWAYNE [2015]DLSC3042

Date	2015-02-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/8/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLSC3042

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

ANIN-YEBOAH JSC

AKOTO BAMFO (MRS) JSC

BENIN JSC

AKAMBA JSC

E. A. VORDOAGU FOR THE APPLICANT.

GUSTAV ADDINGTON FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY.

JOAN KING (MS.) S.S.A. WITH HER MISS GRACE OPPONG S.S.A. AND HENRIETA KWAKYE A.S.A. FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

[2015]DLSC3042
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HIGH COURT, HUMAN RIGHT
DIVISION<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE: NAA OTUA
SWAYNE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT,
ACCRA]<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. J5/8/2015&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: 19TH FEBRUARY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>E.
A. VORDOAGU FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>GUSTAV
ADDINGTON FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOAN
KING (MS.) S.S.A. WITH HER MISS GRACE OPPONG S.S.A. AND HENRIETA KWAKYE A.S.A.
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.<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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DOTSE, JSC (PRESIDING) ANIN-YEBOAH, JSC AKOTO
BAMFO (MRS), JSC BENIN, JSC AND AKAMBA JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>ANIN-YEBOAH
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>My Lords, <o:p></o:p>On the 19th of February, we granted an
application for certiorari and made far-reaching consequential orders but deferred
our reasons.&nbsp; We now proceed to offer our
reasons for granting the application.<o:p></o:p>To appreciate the grounds leading to the grant of
certiorari against the High Court, Accra [Human Rights Division], it is crucial
to briefly state the facts of the case culminating in this application.<o:p></o:p>The applicant herein, NAA OTUA SWAYNE, was at the
time material to this case a complainant in a criminal case pending before His
Honour Judge Francis Obiri sitting at the Circuit Court, Accra.&nbsp; The case was intituled as: CASE № D6/278/12: THE
REPUBLIC V PRINCE KOFI AMOABENG AND JOHN AIDOO; and for a fuller
record the charge sheet states thus:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT<o:p></o:p>ACCRA<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FRAUD AS
TO THING PLEDGED OR TAKEN IN EXECUTION contrary
to section 143 of Act 29/60.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&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; PARTICULALRS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>PRINCE
KOFI AMOABENG: BANKER; For
that you between 2005 and 2007, in Accra in the Greater Accra Circuit and within
the jurisdiction of this Court; with intent to defraud secretly and with deceit
did release the Title Documents of property №23 Ringway Estate owned by Nana
Otua Swayne which were in your custody to Alexander Adjei to use as a mortgage
to secure a loan of Gh¢1,279</main>