The accused was charged with having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 12-year-old girl. The victim stated that the accused threatened her after committing the act and that she only reported the incident to her mother when she suffered from contagious bleeding and unbearable pain. At the hospital it was confirmed that she had been raped and the matter was reported to the police, who then arrested the defendant. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Analysing the facts, the court finds him guilty and sentences him to 10 years' imprisonment, counting from the day he was arrested.