[RULING] Criminal Procedure - close of the prosecution's case - duty of the prosecution to establish a prima facie case to warrant the accused to be put on their defence - lack of direct or circumstantial evidence connecting the accused with the offence - mere suspicion alone cannot incriminate an accused person.

[RULING] Criminal Procedure - close of the prosecution's case - parties invited to make submissions under the Criminal Procedure Code section 306(1) - whether the prosecution had established a prima facie case to enable the court to place the accused person on his defence

[RULING] Injunctions-mandatory-whether it falls under the purview of Order XXXIX of the Civil Procedure Rules or is granted by the court under the provisions of Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act (cap.21) and invoking the principles of common law and equity

Criminal law - murder - plea of insanity as a defence to a charge of murder -  every person presumed to be of sound mind - presumption shifting the burden of proving insanity on the accused person - special finding of guilty but insane - Penal Code sections 11, 12, 203, 204; Criminal Procedure Code section 166(1)

Criminal Law - charge of murder - witchcraft - whether mere belief of witchcrat constitutes mitigation for the offence of murder - whether immediate provocation by a witchcraft act avails the accused defence for murder - INSANITY - BURDEN PROOF ON THE ACCUSED - guilty but insane - circumstances when the court can enter that finding

[RULING] Civil Practice and Procedure-security-factors which the court will consider in determining the amount of security to be furnished-requirements to be satisfied by the applicant to warrant grant of the orders sought-Civil Procedure Rules, Order XXXVIII, rule 5(1)(3) and 12

Civil Procedure - rule 90 of the Court of Appeal Rules - application of the rule - where party is not seeking to reverse or vary the decision of the lower court or to have it affirmed on other grounds and where there is no cross-appeal.

Civil Procedure - vexatious litigant - party filing numerous frivolous and vexatious applications - party taking advantage of waiver of court fees to inundate the court with interlocutory applications - party's conduct bringing the risk of having the waiver of fees withdrawn.

Civil Procedure - application for stay of execution pending appeal - principles governing the exercising of the Court's jurisdiction under rule 5(2)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules.

Civil Procedure - application for stay of execution pending appeal - Court of Appeal Rules rule 5(2)(b) - appeal intended against ruling dismissing defence as a sham and giving summary judgment - principles governing the exercise of the Court's discretion under rule 5(2)(b) - matters that an applicant should establish.