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ABODAKPI AND ANOTHER
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2002) JELR 65651 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Nov 2002 Ghana
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- The case involves an application for stay of proceedings by the first accused-appellant-applicant (the applicant) in the Fast Track High Court. The application was dismissed and the reasons for dismissal are being provided. - The applicat

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Judges:OMARI-SASU JA, OWUSU JA, ASIAMAH JA
Counsel:KWABLA SENANU FOR THE APPLICANT; A GYAMBIBY (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) (WITH HIM AUGUSTINE OBUOR ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE RESPONDENT.
Other Citations:[2001-2002] 1 GLR 450

JUDGEMENT

Omari-Sasu JA.

We yesterday dismissed the application for stay of proceedings made by the first accused-appellant-applicant (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) and reserved the reasons to be read today. We now proceed to deal with the said reasons as follows.

This is a repetition of an application by the applicant for stay of proceedings in the Fast Track High Court being presided over by our brother Farkye JA—sitting as an additional High Court judge pending the determination of the applicant’s Interlocutory appeal against the ruling of our said brother who has refused to stay his proceedings. The appellant brings his application under rule 27A of the Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 1998 (CI 21) which provides: “The Court may in any interlocutory appeal, civil or criminal before it, grant stay of proceedings pending the determination of the interlocutory appeal subject to such terms as the Court considers fit.” (The emphasis is ours.)

Section 27 of the Interpretation …

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