26th July 2024 5:00:00 AM
1 min readOn July 24, 2024, Ghana's highest court upheld Section 104 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), dismissing a challenge brought by Dr. Prince Obiri-Korang, a Law Lecturer at the University of Ghana.
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The Supreme Court ruled that Section 104, which criminalizes 'unnatural carnal knowledge,' is constitutional.This section of the law defines 'unnatural carnal knowledge' as sexual intercourse conducted in an unnatural manner with another person or an animal.
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Convictions under this provision can result in imprisonment ranging from five to twenty-five years.
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The court, led by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, found the challenge to be without merit, thereby affirming the continued criminalization of certain consensual sexual practices.A panel of seven Supreme Court judges, led by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, unanimously ruled that the plaintiff's case lacked merit."There is no merit in the action. In the circumstances, the whole action fails and is dismissed," the court stated in a report on Graphic.com.
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According to Section 104 of the Criminal Code 1960, unnatural carnal knowledge is defined as engaging in sexual intercourse with a person in an unnatural manner or with an animal.This same section mandates that individuals found guilty of violating this provision could face imprisonment for a minimum of five years and a maximum of twenty-five years.
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