OCLOO DANIEL vs. THE REPUBLIC [2023]DLHC17201

Date	2023-03-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. F23/23/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC17201

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY A. ASEM (MRS)

GODWIN KPOBLE

ELORM FUGAH

[2023]DLHC17201
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OCLOO DANIEL<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. F23/23/2023&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; DATE: 17TH &nbsp;MARCH, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

GODWIN KPOBLE FOR THE
APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY
A. ASEM (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 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Appellant was charged with two Counts
of Offences as follows;<o:p></o:p>1) Causing Unlawful
Harm Contrary to Section 69 of the Criminal Offences
Acts, 196, (Act 29) to Adi
Seth and on Count 2 to Gbokpa Beauty on the 14/03/2021 by pouring acid on them.<o:p></o:p>Accused when put before
court pleaded guilty with explanation to the charge;
and gave a long reason why the
only thing he could use to defend himself when being beaten by the complainants
was the acid. The trial court after
listening to his story entered a plea of guilty for accused and proceeded to
convict him and sentenced him as follows;<o:p></o:p>“Considering the injury caused to the
victims especially Adi Seth, the plea of leniency of accused person
is rejected. To pour a chemical with corrosive effect on
any human being is nothing but callous; as the accused himself told the court
he is ordered to pay the medical expenses that will be incurred on the
treatment of the victims in accordance with Section 148 Act 30, Accused person
is ordered to also pay compensation of GHc1,000.00 to the victim Adi Seth and
Ghc500.00 to victim Gbokpa Beauty forthwith.&nbsp; Accused is sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment in hard labour on Count
1 and 5 years on Count 2. Both sentences were to run concurrently.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Now I noted from the record of appeal
that the incident of pouring the acid on both victims happened at the same
time.