Kamalasiri and Two Others vs Attorney General – sllr 2015 volume 1 page 125

In the case between Kamalasiri and Two Others (Plaintiffs) and the Attorney General (Defendant), the court addressed the effect of delay in lodging a complaint by the prosecutrix on the credibility and admissibility of her evidence, specifically within the context of a gang rape prosecution under Penal Code Section 364(2)(f). It was held that the credibility of a witness—including explanations for the delay in complaint—remains a factual question for the trial judge, and appellate intervention is warranted only where findings are clearly unreasonable or unsupported. Emphasis was placed on the evaluation of evidence under the “tests of probability” and credibility, the sufficiency of witness demeanour observations, and the support for such findings in judicial precedents. The appeal was dis