STEPHEN DONKOR vs. THE REPUBLIC [2020]DLHC10147

Date	2020-10-19
Suit No.	CC NO. CR 0002/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10147

JUSTICE RUBY ARYEETEY

OSMAN MOHADEEN (For the Applicant)

[2020]DLHC10147
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STEPHEN DONKOR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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NO. CR 0002/2020&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 OCTOBER, 2020<o:p></o:p>

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OSMAN
MOHADEEN (For the Applicant)<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE RUBY ARYEETEY<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;This is an application on notice for bail pending
trial. At the last court date on 9th October, 2020 the State
Prosecutor appeared and prayed to be given time to respond. The case was
adjourned to today but nothing has so far been filed in response to this
application. This court has also perused the affidavit in support of the
motion. It is obvious from all the attachments that the Accused person has been
in police custody since the year 2016. On 20th September, 2020 an
application for bail was made before the District court, Adjabeng. In refusing
the application the court also stated that an advice was given by the AG’s
office in a letter dated 19th January, 2017 that Accused be charged
with causing harm with offensive weapon instead of attempted murder. The matter
was adjourned to 15th may, 2018 after series of adjournments pending
the filing of a bill of indictment and summary of evidence for committal. The
court further stated that since January 2020 the substantive Prosecutor has
never attended court and other Prosecutors have been holding his brief.&nbsp; It is in view of the above and ultimately the
delay in prosecuting this case that I am inclined to grant the accused person
bail.&nbsp; Accused is admitted to bail in the
sum of GH¢80,000.00 with three (3) sureties. One of the sureties must be a
public servant. The order should be served on the District Court before
execution.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (SGD.)<o:p></o:p>RUBY ARYEETEY
(MS)<o:p></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;&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;(JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></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;&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; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;

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