The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly forging judicial documents, bank stamps, and an indenture.

Richard Aryee, who is unemployed, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday alongside Isaac Tse, 55, a printer.

Mr. Aryee has been charged with two counts of forgery of judicial or official documents and possession of forged documents.

Mr. Tse is facing charges of abetment of crime and possession of forged Judicial Service counterfoil receipts, with both pleading not guilty.

The court, presided over by Mrs Susan Eduful, granted each of them bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties. The sureties must be public servants earning not less than GH¢5,000 per month .

The prosecution was directed to comply with the rules of disclosure.

The case was adjourned to 24 June 2025.

Lawyers for the accused applied for bail, arguing that their clients were not flight risks, had fixed places of abode, and would not interfere with the investigation.

Chief Inspector Benson Benneh, prosecuting, opposed the bail application, stating that police were still pursuing other accomplices.

The complainant, Mr Kwame Daniels, Registrar of the High Court (Human Rights, Labour and Family Court), reported the matter.

Mr. Aryee resides at Agege 205, near Dansoman, whilst Mr. Tse lives on High Street, Accra.

On May 20, Mr Daniels received a tip-off that Mr. Aryee and others frequently visited the court area and were allegedly forging his signature on indentures used to certify land documents for clients.

He monitored Mr. Aryee and, together with Court Warrant Officers, arrested him near the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.

A bag found in Aryee’s possession contained stamps bearing the names and designations of Mr Daniels, the High Court, Ecobank Ghana Plc, and legal practitioners David A. Koko and A.W. Quartey Papafio.

Police also recovered a forged Judicial Service counterfoil receipt booklet, an Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) receipt booklet, and an indenture for one Moses Tawiah Asamoah, all bearing forged signatures and seals.

Mr. Aryee admitted to using the forged materials to certify land documents and implicated Mr. Tse as the printer of the fake receipts.

Mr. Tse was subsequently arrested at his printing shop at Akoto Lantey, James Town, where four receipt booklets were retrieved.

Both suspects were taken to the Regional CID, Accra. Caution statements were obtained, in which both allegedly admitted to the offences.