Karunanayake Mudiyanselage Indu Saliyasiri Karunanayake & Another vs. Attorney General – CA CASE NO:-82/2012-2015

In the case between Karunanayake Mudiyanselage Indu Saliyasiri Karunanayake, Karunarathnage Sanjeewa Lakmini Karunatathne (Accused-Appellants) and the Attorney General (Respondent), the legal issues centered on whether the convictions for grave sexual abuse and kidnapping were substantiated by the evidence, the adequacy of the trial process, and the appropriateness of sentences imposed for alleged crimes against an 11-year-old victim. The convictions and sentences relating to grave sexual abuse were set aside due to lack of credible supporting evidence, whereas the kidnapping conviction was affirmed. The sentence for kidnapping was increased to five years rigorous imprisonment for each appellant. The holding reaffirmed that criminal convictions must be based on credible, reliable evidence