Wasala Ariyarathnage Rohana Herath Alias Rohana Mama vs. Hon. Attorney General – HCC/200/2019-2022

In the case between Hon. Attorney General and Wasala Ariyarathnage Rohana Herath Alias Rohana Mama, the court addressed whether discrepancies and ambiguities regarding the date of alleged offences and the reliability of the prosecutrix’s evidence undermined the convictions for Rape and Grave Sexual Abuse. The court held that confusion over the exact date and issues regarding the victim’s unrelated false testimony did not compromise the proof of the offences beyond reasonable doubt. It was reaffirmed that the maxim “falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus” is not an automatic ground for disregarding all of a witness’s evidence and that material corroboration on essential facts suffices where partial inaccuracies exist. Reliance was placed on corroborative medical evidence and established legal aut