ADENRELE ADEJUMO & ANOR V. COLONEL MOBOLAJI JOHNSON
August 11, 2025AFEHE HUMBE VS THE STATE
August 11, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1974) Legalpedia (SC) 15141
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Thu May 23, 1974
Suit Number: SC. 120/1974
CORAM
TASLIM O. ELIAS JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
FATAYI-WILLIAMS JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ANTHONY lKECHUKWU IGUH JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
ZANNA MUSA HINDI APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant was convicted on the grounds of fabricating false evidence but he appealed on the ground that there should have been a complaint or a sanctioning of such complaint by the court concerned in order to ground jurisdiction in the Magistrates according to Section 140(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
HELD
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the conviction of the lower court.
ISSUES
Whether the trial of the appellant by the Chief Magistrate, Maiduguri, was a nullity in as much as there had been non-compliance with the provisions of Section 140(1) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code
RATIONES DECIDENDI
INTERPRETATION OF PENDING PROCEEDINGS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 140 (1)(b) OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
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CASES CITED
STATUTES REFERRED TO
Section 140 (1) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code
