necessarily be a woman or a girl, has not been met and therefore the offence of violence against women or girls is not established; Furthermore, it does not appear from the investigation carried out at the hearing that the accused committed acts of violence against TZ; That the proof of violence has not been produced, and therefore the accused should be released for the benefit of the doubt. C- Costs Whereas according to article 473 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the accused against whom there is a guilty verdict must be ordered to pay the costs; In the case at hand KI has not been convicted for the acts alleged against him, and therefore the costs should be borne by the public treasury; UPON THESE GROUNDS; Ruling in a public hearing following full trial on misdemeanour matters in first resort, the Court: - Declares K. I guilty, but not guilty of the acts alleged against him; Consequently, the accused is relieved of all charges for the benefit of doubt; - Places the costs at the expense of the Public Treasury; Thus acted, judged and pronounced publicly by the High Court of Koupèla on the aforementioned days, months and years. And signed: The Court Registrar The President 4