THE REPUBLIC vs. ISAAC BOADI [2023]DLHC17217

Date	2023-03-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO: E12/01/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC17217

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE DOREEN G. BOAKYE AGYEI (MRS.)

MR. ETSE SENYO AXAME

MR. ISAAC AIDOO

[2023]DLHC17217
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ISAAC BOADI<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, SOGAKOPE]<o:p></o:p>&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;&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; <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: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO: E12/01/2023&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; DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
ETSE SENYO AXAME ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY (A.S.A.) FOR THE REPUBLIC <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;">

MR. ISAAC AIDOO FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE DOREEN
G. BOAKYE AGYEI (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: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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

</div>The Appellant herein was convicted of
the offence Stealing contrary to Section 124 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960
(Act 29) and sentenced to eight (8) years IHL by the Circuit Court,
Sogakope, in the Volta Region,
presided over by His Honour
Isaac Addo, Esq., This instant
Appeal prays that the Appellant be acquitted and discharged. The then Accused
person now convict
was charged with stealing. The brief facts are
that the Accused person sometime in
2019 is alleged to have stolen money from the company Nanatel Akatsi branch he
worked for as the Branch Manager. The brief facts are stated on page 2 of the
Record of Appeal. Based on the facts and the charge, the Appellant pleaded not guilty to the offence
and the case went through
a plenary trial.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;FACTS
AS PRESENTED<o:p></o:p>Complainant Prince Henry Amenor is the
Internal Auditor of Nanatel Ltd., sole distributors of M.T.N. products. Accused
Isaac Boadi was the Manager of the named company at Akatsi Branch who assumed
post barely six (6) months ago. On 5/12/2018, Accused’s books and records were
audited and it was detected that he embezzled cash the sum of GH¢234,555.95 being sales he made to customers and payment made to him. He was subsequently handed over to
the Police. Accused admitted having embezzled
only GH¢54,385.00 out of the amount stated
above. He was given the chance to reconcile the figures with the
Auditor and concluded that he has embezzled GH¢234,555.95. Investigation
revealed that Accused opened his personal merchant number 0557966220 with the
name ‘His Glory Enterprise’ and gave out to customers whereby payment of sales
were channeled into his personal account. It was also detected that certain
payments were made direct to his personal M.T.N mobile money account number
0244422098 which he cashed out. After the reconciliation, Accused admitted
having embezzled the amount stated on the charge sheet and stated that he used
the money to play soccer bets and bought on-line vehicles at Tonaton.com. After
investigations he was charged and put before you.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;GROUNDS OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p>1.<s</main>