<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>BRIGHT MENSAH JA:</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">Sometime in 2018, Eunice Adu, the accused/appellant herein, was arraigned together with a Patrick Kodua before the Madina District Court charged with various criminal offences.  Whereas Eunice Adu was charged with <strong>one (1) count</strong> of Stealing contrary to S. 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 [Act 29] and <strong>four (4) counts</strong> of Forgery of other document contrary to S. 159 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 [Act 29], Patrick Kodua, on the other hand, was charged with one (1) count of Abetment of crime to wit: Forgery of official document contrary to Sections 20(1) and 153 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 [Act 29], respectively.  Both pleaded not guilty to the charges whereupon the court mounted a full scale trial into the charges.  At the close of the Prosecution’s case, the trial Madina District Court ruled that based on evidence on record, a case has been made against both accused persons.  In the result, the court ordered them to enter into their defence, t…</p>