THE REPUBLIC VS. HIGH COURT, COMMERCIAL DIVISION, ACCRA, EX-PARTE: KWABENA DUFFOUR, ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND 8 OTHERS [2021]DLSC10069

THE REPUBLIC VS. HIGH COURT, COMMERCIAL DIVISION, ACCRA, EX-PARTE: KWABENA DUFFO... [2021]DLSC10069

Date	2021-02-10
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J5/05/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10069

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

OWUSU (MRS.) JSC

AMADU JSC

O. K. OSAFO-BUABENG WITH OSEI AKOTO APPIAHENE FOR THE APPLICANT

MARINA APPIAH OPARE (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH FRANCES MULLEN

ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY

[2021]DLSC10069
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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, COMMERCIAL DIVISION, ACCRA,
EX-PARTE: KWABENA DUFFOUR<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT /APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND 8 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME 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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL
MOTION NO. J5/05/2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
10THFEBRUARY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>O. K. OSAFO-BUABENG WITH OSEI AKOTO APPIAHENE FOR THE APPLICANT.<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MARINA APPIAH OPARE (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH
FRANCES MULLEN ANSAH&nbsp; (CHIEF STATE
ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING), MARFUL-SAU JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, <o:p></o:p>OWUSU (MRS.) JSC, AMADU JSC<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;AMADU, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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The application
before the Court invokes the Court’s supervisory jurisdiction against the
ruling of the High Court dated the 30th day of July 2020. It is exhibited to
the affidavit in support of the application and marked KD2. The ruling was
delivered pursuant to an objection raised by the Applicant to the admission of
some evidence emanating from the prosecution. This took place at the case
management stage of the proceedings.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
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The background to
the ruling of the High Court is aptly summarized by reference to paragraphs 8
to 12 of the affidavit in support of the application wherein it is deposed as
follows;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
in the course of Case Management Conference the Trial <o:p></o:p>Judge purported to admit documents into evidence
prior to the commencement of the trial and in the absence of the witness
through whom the Prosecution intends to tender these documents.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;That owing to the absence of any express rules
in the Criminal <o:p></o:p>