[2019]DLHC17256 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk157437484"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">RAYMOND MENSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. CR11/2018 DATE: 22<sup>ND</sup> JANUARY, 2019</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></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;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">IRENE MARIA ALLOTEY-ANNAN ESQ., FOR THE APPELLANT DOMINIC W. BAKOMA ESQ., FOR THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE CHARLES EDWARD EKOW BAIDEN</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Acheampong Ofori was the Forensic Manager at Bayport Financial Services whilst the Appellant and A2, who is now at large, were staff and Sales Executives respectively at Bayport Financial Services. A3 was a Sales Executive at Dalex Financial Services, Accra. From the year 2015 to May, 2016 the Appellant was the Sales Executive Supervisor at Kokomlemle branch of Bayport Financial Services and he was responsible for walk-in clients. In the month of July, 2016, thirteen (13) people who were wrongfully deducted, petitioned<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>financial institution<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>that,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>they<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>applied<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>loan,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>yet<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>been deducted<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Controller<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Accountant<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>General’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Department<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>total<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>loan<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>amount of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>GHC<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>91,370.00.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Initial<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>investigation<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>conducted<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Forensic<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Department<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Bayport Financial Services indicated that, the Appellant, A2 and A3 were responsible for processing<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>loans,<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>never<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>got<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Victims.<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>On<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>29<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>July,<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>2016<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Appellant </span>was arrested by the Complainant and was handed over to the Police. In his caution Statement, the Appellant stated that all the particulars of the Victims were given to him by A3 via <i>WhatsApp. </i>He further stated that he gave the particulars to A2 to process the loans.<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Appellant<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>admitted<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>that,<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>filled<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>signed<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>11<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>out<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>13 loan application forms. After the loans were approved, the Appellant and A2 took <i>My Money Card </i>and went to Achimota Zenith Bank ATM and withdrew the monies. The Appellant alleged that, they sent the monies to the various clients at their respective destinations.<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Investigation<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>revealed<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>that,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Appellant<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>A2<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><i>photoshopped<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></i>all<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the passport pictures of the Victims and printed them out, without their consent. A2 and A3 have since gone into hiding. After investigations, the Appellant was charged with two counts<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>offences,<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>namely<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>conspiracy<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>commit<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>crime<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>wit<span style="letter