Kuruppuge Mudiyanselage Ranbanda Galagodegedara Madawela, Udukinda vs Hon. Attorney General – CA 120/11-2017

In the case between Kuruppuge Mudiyanselage Ranbanda Galagodegedara Madawela, Udukinda (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department (Respondent), the court addressed the issues of whether the amendment of the indictment from “House Trespass” (Section 437) to “Criminal Trespass” (Section 433) of the Penal Code caused any prejudice to the accused, and whether the conviction for rape under Section 364(1) was sustainable without independent corroboration, considering the evidence and manner of complaint. The findings established that no material prejudice resulted from the amendment, as the essential particulars remained intact, and the principal charge of rape was unaltered. The court reaffirmed the principle that an amendment to an indictment, in the absen