ASIEDU v. THE REPUBLIC [1967] GLR 589-592

Judicial precedent—Ratio decidendi—Binding part of case—High Court bound by decisions of Court of Appeal—Whether High Court bound by every pronouncement in Judgment of Court of Appeal—Courts Decree, 1966 (N.L.C.D. 84), para. 2 (3).

Criminal law and procedure—Bail—Application for bail pending appeal—Distinction between bail pending appeal to High Court and pending appeal to Court of Appeal—Jurisdiction of High Court to grant bail pending appeal thereto from inferior court—Courts Act, 1960 (C.A. 9), s. 22 (2)—Criminal Procedure Code, 1960 (Act 30), s. 332 (1)—Courts Decree, 1966 (N.L.C. D. 84), para. 20 (2).

