By Audrey John
37yrs old Tina Man’s a pregnant woman has been arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba road court No.1 in Freetown for preliminary investigation on one count charge of Obtaining Goods by false pretenses contrary to Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act 1916.
According to the particulars of offence between Wednesday 10th November and 27th November 2021 at Lumpa Waterloo, in the western area of Sierra Leone, with intent to defraud obtained certain properties that is to say seventy nine cartoons of imported chickens value one hundred and fifty eight million nine hundred and forty nine thousand Leones (158,949,000) from Rakesh Dhameja of Pee Cee and Sons.
Counsel representing the accused person J.Wals renewed his previous bail application on behalf of the accused person
However Magistrate Kekura when giving his ruling said in perusing the medical report from the Correctional service which clearly stated that the accused person is pregnant he granted the accused person bail in the sum of five hundred million Leones or two sureties in like sum.
According to the ruling, sureties must be elderly and responsible citizens, one of the sureties must be gainfully employed from a recognized institution, the sureties should produce his employment letter and identity card of the said institution and their valid identity card depicting his/her addresses in Freetown bail to be verified by the Bench and to be approved by the Deputy Acting Registrar
Chief Superintendent of police Juan S Bull is prosecuting the Matter which is adjourned to the 14th March 2022