Galegedera Manannalage Sumanadasa vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0404/2019-2024

In the case between The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent) and Galegedera Manannalage Sumanadasa (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the issues of evidentiary sufficiency regarding the period of the alleged offence, the fairness of the trial process, and appropriate sentencing in an indictment for incest. It was held that the evidence submitted, including the victim’s testimony and supporting medico-legal material, properly established the timeline and nature of the offence as specified in the indictment, and the trial was found to have been conducted with procedural propriety. The sentence imposed was modified, reducing the term of rigorous imprisonment per count and lowering the amount of compensation, while affirming other aspects of the penalty. This decision reaffirme