Burhan Mohomod Saibu v. Hon. Attorney General – CA CASE NO:106/2012-2015

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Plaintiff), and Burhan Mohomod Saibu, Accused Appellant (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of the validity of the conviction for child abuse under Section 365 B (2) b of the Penal Code, as amended. It was held that the conviction and sentence imposed on the Defendant for committing an act of child abuse against an 8-year-old boy should be affirmed. The principle was reaffirmed that appellate courts will only interfere with a conviction where substantial injustice or misapplication of the law is evident. The decision relied on statutory provisions under the Penal Code and legal standards governing appellate review, emphasizing the sufficiency of evidence and the trial judge’s findings as ground