[2022]DLHC16841 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="_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">ISHMAEL ADJEI AKA AKWASI YAAFO <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">THE REPUBLIC <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: F22/05/2023 DATE: 12<sup>TH</sup> DECEMBER, 2022</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="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"">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="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; 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;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">DANIEL ARTHUR FOR THE APPELLANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; 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;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">RESPONDENT UNREPRESENTED BY COUNSEL<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">HER LADYSHIP MALIKE AWO WOANYAH DEY</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: 1pt 0cm;"> <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:1.0pt 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="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The appellant was arraigned before the District Court Nyankomasi Ahenkro on the charges of Conspiracy to commit crime namely Defrauding by False Pretences contrary to section 23(1) and 131 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and the substantive offence of Defrauding by False Pretences contrary to section 131 of the same Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The facts of the case as presented by the prosecution are the complainants Mercy Akyea –Adjei aka Akua is a farmer aged 32 years and Emmanuel Appiah a businessman<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>aged<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>23<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>years.<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>They<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>both<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>reside<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Assin<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>Dawomako.<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>appellant<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>aged 28<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>years<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>businessman<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>carpenter<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>deals<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>second<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>hand<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>clothes.<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>He<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>resides at Assin Foso Pumpside.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">On<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>29<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span></span>December<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>2021<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>complainants<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>Mercy<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Akyea<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Adjei<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>received<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>phone call<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>her<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>MTN<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>No<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>0599585079<span style="letter-spacing: .3pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>user<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>Vodafone<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>NO.<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>0204935273<span style="letter-spacing: .3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">indicating </span>that the user was an official of MTN Network working at their Head Office in Accra. The<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>caller<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>told<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>her<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>customer<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>made<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>wrongfully<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>transferred<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt"> </span>some<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>money<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>to her<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>mobile<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>money<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>account<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<spa