Warnasinghe Arachchilage Dulip and others Vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA CASE NO: 31-34/2018-2021

In the case between The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (represented by the Hon. Attorney General) and Warnasinghe Arachchilage Dulip, Wasala Mudiyanselage Tharinhu Dananjaya, Wijerathnalage Shantha Pushpa Kumara, and Ulapamage Chamindu Dilshan, the court examined the sufficiency of jury directions and the admissibility of alleged confessional statements in a prosecution for abduction, gang rape, and robbery. It was held that the trial judge had erred by permitting the jury to consider inadmissible evidence, failing to address substantial contradictions in testimony, and not providing proper legal instructions regarding “gang rape” and the significant delay in reporting the incident. The holding was grounded in the requirements of Section 25 of the Evidence Ordinance and relevan