A.Piyadasa vs Hon. Attorney General – CA 195/2010-2013

In the case between A. Piyadasa (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the question of whether the conviction and sentencing of the appellant on three counts of rape involving a minor, his step-daughter, were correct in law and substantiated by the evidence. It was held that the conviction and sentences imposed by the High Court of Matara should stand, reaffirming the principle that appellate courts will not interfere with findings of fact or sentence in the absence of manifest error or miscarriage of justice. This decision relied on the record of proceedings and legal standards governing criminal convictions, emphasizing the sufficiency of unchallenged direct and medical evidence and the absence of any substantial grounds to disturb the trial court’s f