Udawalawe Wimalawansha alias Samaraweerage Wasantha Pushpakumara vs Hon. Attorney General – CA APPEAL NO 24/2009-2013

In the case between Udawalawe Wimalawansha alias Samaraweerage Wasantha Pushpakumara (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court considered whether the sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment for grave sexual abuse should be reduced, considering the admitted consensual relationship between the accused-appellant and the victim, as well as the absence of any challenge to the conviction. The holding determined that a reduction of sentence was justified due to the consensual nature of the relationship and other mitigating circumstances, reducing the sentence to 8 years while maintaining the fine. This decision reaffirmed the principle that sentence must be proportionate to the circumstances of the offense, particularly where mitigating factors are present, relying on s