The Appellant was charged and convicted of the offence of
rape contrary to sections 130(2) (e) and 131(1) of the Penal Code [Cap 16 R.E.
2002] by the Resident Magistrate Court in Mbeya. He was sentenced to life
imprisonment and ten strokes of cane. His appeal to the High Court was entirely
dismissed hence this appeal. In this appeal, the Court considered, among
others, the essential ingredient of a judgment and whether the prosecution case
was proved beyond reasonable doubt