THE REPUBLIC vs. CIRCUIT COURT II, ACCRA ; EX PARTE: SHADRACK NII LARYEA [2023]DLHC16039

Date	2023-04-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HR/0023/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16039

JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

DAVID BEECHAM (A.S.A) FOR THE REPUBLIC

[2023]DLHC16039
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER
OF AN APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW AND IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CIRCUIT COURT
II, ACCRA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX
PARTE: SHADRACK NII LARYEA<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
HUMAN
RIGHTS DIVISION ONE, 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: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. HR/0023/2023&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;&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: 20TH APRIL 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

DAVID BEECHAM (A.S.A) FOR THE
REPUBLIC&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP, JUSTICE BARBARA
TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)<o:p></o: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 0in;">

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</div>APPLICANT’S CASE<o:p></o:p>1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By his originating action filed on 10th
November 2022, the Applicant, Shadrack Nii Laryea invokes the supervisory
jurisdiction of this Court for the following relief;<o:p></o:p>1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of certiorari to
bring up and quash the 21st October 2022 ruling of Circuit Court II on the
ground that there are errors of law on the face of the record which either go
to jurisdcition or are plain as to make the impugned ruling a complete nullity.<o:p></o:p>2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In his affidavit in support of the
application for Judicial Review, the Applicant asserts that on 21st
October 2022, Her Honour Patricia Amponsah, ruled after the close of the case
of the prosecution that he had a case to answer in respect of the offence of
stealing and called on him to open his defence. The said Ruling was attached as
Exhibit A, and the charge sheet as Exhibit B. <o:p></o:p>3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Applicant further asserted that “I
am advised by Counsel and I believe it that the prosecution failed to prove the
essential elements of offence of stealing against the applicant by the close of
its case.” <o:p></o:p>4]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, the Applicant asserted that “I
am advised by Counsel and I believe it that the 21st October 2022 Ruling
of Circuit Court II, Accra (Exhibit A) is in violation of the applicant’s right
to fair trial guaranteed under Article 19(1) of the constitution, 1992 because
it called upon the applicant to open his defence when the essential elements of
the offence charged have not been proved by the close of the prosecution’s
case. <o:p></o:p>5]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Applicant again asserted that “I am
further advised by Counsel and I believe it that the 21st October
2022 Ru</main>