Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Senevirathna v. Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/0019/2022-2022

In the case between The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Senevirathna, the court addressed whether the prosecution had established the accused’s guilt for grave sexual abuse beyond reasonable doubt, along with associated claims regarding trial fairness and sentencing. It was held that the prosecution proved the charges with sufficient evidence, and that the trial had not been compromised by the delay in complaint or unspecified timing of the offenses. The sentencing and compensation were affirmed as reasonable under the circumstances. The judgment reaffirms the principle that delay in lodging a complaint does not inherently undermine the credibility of the victim’s testimony if the evidence remains consistent and reliable. Reliance was placed on esta