Jainool Abdul Fathima Sassna v. Hon. Attorney General – CA 69/17-2021

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Habib Mohammed Maharufdeen (Defendant/Appellant), the court addressed the issue of whether the conviction and sentence imposed on the accused-appellant for grave sexual abuse and rape of a minor were proper and sustainable. It was determined that inconsistencies in the victim’s testimony, alleged lack of corroboration, and the trial judge’s assessment of credibility did not undermine the prosecution’s case. The court held that the testimony of the prosecutrix in sexual offence cases need not require corroboration if found reliable and credible, reaffirming the principle that substantial reliance can be placed on such testimony absent inherent improbabilities. Judicial precedent and established case law were relied upo