Ratnayaka Mudiyanselage Ajith Prasanna vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0338/2019-2024

In the case between Ratnayaka Mudiyanselage Ajith Prasanna (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the conviction for house trespass and rape was established beyond reasonable doubt. It was held that the evidence, including the prosecutrix’s testimony, corroborative witness statements, and medical findings, justified the conviction. The principle was reaffirmed that minor discrepancies in witness accounts during traumatic incidents do not necessarily undermine credibility. The decision relied on established legal principles relating to witness reliability and the defense of consent, emphasizing that the defense failed to discharge the burden of proving consensual intercourse. The appeal was dismissed, and the sentence was orde