THE REPUBLIC vs. VALENTINA NANA AGYEIWAA (AFIA SCHARSNEGER) [2023]DLHC12036

Date	2023-01-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO.E2/011/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC12036

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE EMMANUEL ANKAMAH (MR)

[2023]DLHC12036
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THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>VALENTINA NANA AGYEIWAA (AFIA SCHARSNEGER)<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO.E2/011/2023&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;DATE:
31ST JANUARY 2023<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE EMMANUEL ANKAMAH (MR)<o:p></o:p>

RULING<o:p></o:p>

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On the 1st of December, 2022, the applicant herein was convicted&nbsp; in absentia of contempt&nbsp; of Court and&nbsp;
sentenced to 10 days imprisonment, and to execute a bond to be of good behavior
for two years or in default two months in hard labour with no option of a fine.<o:p></o:p>

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Dissatisfied with the sentence, she applied to this Court
for variation of the Court sentence under order 50 rule 4(1) and 5(1) of C.I 47.<o:p></o:p>

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Contempt of COURT, as I said, in my ruling on 1st
December, 2022,&nbsp; is against the Court, and
not against any individual.<o:p></o:p>

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The applicant, whilst the application was pending
rendered an unqualified apology to the Court. I believe, the applicant has learnt
a bitter lesson over this period of time; that it does not pay to make mockery of
judicial proceedings.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Everybody, I believe deserves a second chance. I will, therefore,
exercise the powers vested in me under order 50 rule 5 (1) of C.I 47 to substitute
a fine&nbsp; of&nbsp; 5,000&nbsp; penalty&nbsp; units&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; 10&nbsp; days imprisonment. She is to execute a bond to
be of good behavior for 36 months in default, 3 months in imprisonment with no
option of a fine.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;She is ordered not to say, discuss or grant any interview
in respect of this case on any platform during the pendency of the bond she is about
to execute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;

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