Section 218: Defilement of girls under thirteen

Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of thirteen
years is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life, with or without caning.
[30 of 1960.]
Any person who attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of
thirteen years is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years, with
or without caning.
A prosecution for either of the offences defined in this section of this Code shall be
begun within two months after the offence is committed.
A person cannot be convicted of either of the offences defined in this section of this
Code upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.