BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Edo State, Coram: U. I. Erameh J., sitting in its appellate jurisdiction in Appeal No. B/1CA/2019/A: Benjamin Uzoma v. Commissioner of Police delivered on 17/5/2019, wherein the judgment of the learned Chief Magistrate Court, Coram: Mrs. J.O. Ejale (Special Grade) sitting at the Oredo Magistrate Court, Family Division, in Charge No. MOR/108C/2018: COP. v. Benjamin Uzoma delivered on 5/10/2018, in which the Appellant was convicted for the offences of unlawful indecent assault and unlawful carnal knowledge punishable under Sections 222 and 218 of the of the Criminal Code, Cap. 48 Vol. II, Laws of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976 now applicable in Edo State and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour, was affirmed.
The Appellant was peeved with the said judgment and had appealed against it to this Court vide his Notice of Appeal filed o…