E. E. Agbeyegbe & Anor V. Inspector-General Of Police (1955)

LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal

Forgery—liability for.

Facts

Both appellants, who were Prison Officials, were convicted on various charges, including a charge for forgery of a receipt appearing on a voucher. At the time the first appellant signed the voucher, the receipt was not completed, and there was no evidence to show that the receipt ever came back to him, and it was argued that he could not be held liable for the forgery of the receipt.

Held

The first appellant at the time he signed the voucher knew that it contained false information and was to be used to defraud the Government. He therefore helped in the commission of and was liable for the forgery.

Appeal dismissed.