Konara Mudiyanselage Kusumsiri vs The Attorney General – CA 147/2007-2012

In the case between Konara Mudiyanselage Kusumsiri (Accused Appellant) and the Attorney General, the court addressed issues of conviction and sentencing for grave sexual abuse under section 365B(2)(b) of the Penal Code. The appeal examined the credibility and factual plausibility of the complainants’ testimony, admissibility of evidence under Section 8(2) of the Evidence Ordinance, compliance with procedural requirements of judgment signing under Section 283 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and proportionality of the sentence. It was determined that the evidence supporting conviction was reliable, the impugned evidence was admissible, and procedural requirements had been met. However, the court found the original consecutive sentences totaling 28 years to be excessive and reduced these to 1