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PROFESSOR MAGAJI GARBA
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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

(2023) JELR 112736 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 Sep 2023 Nigeria
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- The Court of Appeal refused the appellant’s application for bail pending appeal, holding that post-conviction bail is not granted as of right but only upon demonstration of special or exceptional circumstances through cogent, verifiable a

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/ABJ/CR/57/2023(R)
Judges:Mohammed Mustapha, JCA James Gambo Abundaga, JCA Danlami Zama Senchi, JCA
Counsel:D.S Dzege, Esq. with him, I. Suleiman, Esq. and Mubarak Muhammad, Esq. For the Appellant.
Location:Abuja

DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Applicant) filed a Motion on Notice on the 20th of January, 2023, pursuant to Section 28 of the Court of Appeal Act, Order 18 Rule 8 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2021 and under the inherent jurisdiction of this Honourable Court praying the Court for the following reliefs:-

  1. AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT admitting the Appellant/Applicant to bail pending the hearing and determination of this Appeal filed against the judgement of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory: Coram Honourable Justice M.A. Hassan in respect of CHARGE NO: FCT/HC/418/2021 delivered on 1st of December, 2022.

  2. AND FOR SUCH FURTHER order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.

The Appellant/Applicant predicated his application on the following grounds:-

  1. The Applicant was convicted of the offences of obtaining by False Pretence, Forgery and Using of Forged Document on 1st Decemb…

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