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Criminal law [2023] GHACC 57

The Rep. Mohammed Bassat & Anor.

The Rep. Mohammed Bassat & Anor. [2023] GHACC 57 (13 February 2023)

The Circuit Court in Accra held that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case of defrauding by false pretence and acquitted Mohammed Bassat.

  • Defrauding by false pretence
  • Elements of criminal offence
  • Prima facie case
  • Burden of proof
  • Defrauding-by-false-pretence
  • Submission-of-no-case-to-answer
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Criminal law [2023] GHACC 56

The Rep. Mohammed Bassat & Anor.

The Rep. Mohammed Bassat & Anor. [2023] GHACC 56 (13 February 2023)

The prosecution failed to prove the essential ingredients of the offence as the representations alleged in the charge sheet were not supported by the evidence of the prosecution witnesses. There was no evidence that the accused represented himself as a gold dealer with investments in Ghana to the complainant. Therefore, no prima facie case was established and the accused was acquitted and discharged.

  • Defrauding by false pretence
  • Elements of criminal offence
  • Prima facie case
  • Acquittal
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