THE REPUBLIC vs. CHARLES ADU ASINOR [2018]DLHC10446

Date	2018-10-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: FT/0043/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC10446

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH

AMELEY AGYEMAN SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY PRESENT FOR THE REPUBLIC

MR. KINGSFORD DEBRAH PRESENT FOR THE ACCUSED PERSON

[2018]DLHC10446
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CHARLES ADU ASINOR<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;">

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NO.: FT/0043/2018&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:
17THOCTOBER,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AMELEY
AGYEMAN, SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY PRESENT FOR THE REPUBLIC<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;">

MR. KINGSFORD DEBRAH PRESENT FOR THE
ACCUSED PERSON<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH<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>&nbsp;The
accused person stands charged with the various counts of Section 124 (1) of Act 29, 1960 Offences and a count pursuant to section 1(1) of Act 749. There are
no section 73 of Act 459
consideration in this matter. This is an application for bail pursuant to section 96 of Act 30. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It
is trite that the position of the law is as couched in Article 19(c) of the 1992 Constitution. This means that there is a
presumption of the innocence in all criminal proceedings. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;What
the court is called upon to do at this juncture is to engage in an analysis
pursuant to Section 96 (5) (a – d) of
Act 30. The court must bear in mind Section
96 (5) (a) of Act 30 whilst coming its conclusion. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
court has heard from counsel for the accused though he has been urged with some
difficulty to limit the bail application to the criteria assessable by law
being Section 96 (6) (a - f) of Act 30.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;I
have considered the nature of the application and the severity of punishment
which these charges if founded are likely to elicit. It has been canvassed that
the accused person is recently a national service person, that is neither here
nor there as the position of national service man does not have attached to it
any sense of permanency or stability. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It
has also been canvassed for the accused that he has a fixed place of abode. At
this juncture I have borne in mind the submissions by prosecution leading me to
conclude that there is potential for the accused to be a flight risk. However,
no concrete information has been tendered to that effect.&nbsp; Nevertheless the greatest mandate of a court
in a bail application is to ensure that the accused person would be present to
stand trial as and when required. No matters have been canvassed about the likelihood
of matters involving Section 96 (3) (b, c)
of Act 30. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
court is mindful of the fact that bail should not be withheld as a punishment
given our jurisprudential approach to crime. I have also taken into
consideration the fears of prosecution that the accused given the fact he may
have links outside the jurisdiction specifically the Ivory Coast. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It
is for this reason that bail is set as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Accused is admitted to bail in the sum of
GH¢100,000.00 with three (3) sureties, two to be justified. For the avoidance
of doubt the documents produced by the sureties must be in their original form
duly registered with the requisite valuation report or statutory declaration
amounting to the value of the above bond. Such documentation shall be deposited
at the Registry of this court.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; The
court shall interview the sureties.<o:p></o:p>(c)