D. Adambawa Nabir vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/279/2016-2021

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent) and D. Adambawa Nabir (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the legality of conducting a trial in absentia under Section 241 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the sufficiency of evidence for a conviction of statutory rape, and procedural objections to the trial and appeal process. It was determined that the trial in absentia was lawfully conducted after due inquiry confirmed the appellant’s absconding, and that the conviction was supported by credible and corroborated evidence, including the testimony of the child victim and medical documentation. Procedural and evidential claims raised on appeal, including timeliness and requests for a retrial, were found unmeritorious. The principle reaffirmed is that a trial in abse