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The prosecution failed to prove the offences against the appellant beyond reasonable doubt due to unreliable identification, improper admission of the victim's statement, and lack of cogent evidence linking the appellant to the crimes. The conviction and sentence cannot stand.
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The district court's failure to address all charges in its ruling on prima facie case and premature closure of the defence case violated the appellant's right to a fair trial and proper application of the law, warranting quashing of the ruling and subsequent proceedings and remitting the case for a proper ruling.
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High Court appeal partly succeeded: rape conviction was upheld, the count for impregnating a schoolgirl was quashed for double jeopardy, and the school-attendance sentence was reduced to a fine.
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