Suraveera Arachchige Kamalasiri v. Hon. Attorney General – 293/2012-2015

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Plaintiff) and Suraveera Arachchige Kamalasiri, Walpitagamage Chandana Kumara, and Wijethunga Mudiyanselage Pradeep Kumara alias Thushara (Defendants/Accused Appellants), the court examined the propriety of upholding convictions for “gang rape” under Sec. 364(2)(F) of the Penal Code. The central issues addressed were the impact of delayed reporting, the reliability of the prosecutrix’s evidence, requirements for corroboration, and the permissible extent of appellate review over findings of credibility. It was determined that the delay in reporting was satisfactorily explained due to threats, and corroborative evidence was not legally requisite where the prosecutrix’s testimony was found credible. The