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…Schofied and Amin JJ who for reasons given in their judgment reduced the sentences to four years on count one and three years’ imprisonment on count two the sentences being ordered to run concurrently leaving the order of restitution…

…He then sentenced the appellant to 4, 5, 4, 2 and 2 years’ imprisonment respectively on counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and ordered that such terms do run concurrently; he also made an order of restitution of the stolen money…

…We take into consideration the fact that there has been full restitution of the stolen property to the complainant company and will therefore substitute a term of 18 months’ imprisonment to run from the date of the appellant…

…The restitution sections of the Criminal Procedure Code, sections 177 at 209, and particularly section 178 (7), cover goods and other movable property only.…

…The general principle in awarding damages in tort is restitution – to restore plaintiff to the same position he would have been if the tort was not committed – that is to say, that, a plaintiff is compensated for the loss…