Attanayake Mudiyanselage Ajith alias Bappa v. Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/0055/2021-2022

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Complainant) and Attanayake Mudiyanselage Ajith alias Bappa (Appellant), the court addressed whether the conviction for grave sexual abuse should be sustained amidst challenges concerning the credibility of the child witness, the evaluation of the High Court’s evidence, and the legal treatment of the appellant’s dock statement. It was held that a child’s evidence, even if delayed or hesitant, retains credibility when properly evaluated according to established legal standards. The principles reaffirmed include the sufficiency of well-corroborated witness testimony, the proper judicial approach to minor inconsistencies, and the correct application of legal standards to dock statements. Reliance was pla