TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the High Court of Lagos State delivered by S.S. Ogunsanya, J., (Mrs.) on the 14th day of July, 2016 in Suit No: ID/420C/2013. The Ruling is contained at pages 340A - 340K of the Records of Appeal. The brief facts of the case are that the Appellant was arraigned before the lower Court on charges of obtaining money by false pretense. In the Ruling subject of this appeal, the lower Court refused to grant the Appellant's application to be admitted on bail pending trial.
The Appellant, peeved by the decision of the lower Court refusing to grant his application for bail filed a Notice of Appeal on the 26th day of July, 2016, the Notice of appeal is found at pages 345 - 350 of the Records of Appeal and premised on 3 (three) grounds of appeal. The Appellants' Brief of Argument was settled by learned counsel, Vincent Nwana Esq. on the 30th day of May, 2017 but deemed as properly filed and served …