Don Chaminda Darshana Ramanayaka vs. Hon: Attorney General – CA HCC/101/2018-2022

In Don Chaminda Darshana Ramanayaka v. Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed whether a conviction for rape under Section 364(I) of the Penal Code could be upheld where significant doubt was cast on the credibility of the prosecutrix, the adequacy of the evaluation of defence evidence by the trial court was challenged, and the sufficiency of corroborative evidence was in question. It was held that the prosecution had not proven lack of consent beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction could not be sustained, affirming that the benefit of the doubt must accrue to the accused in such circumstances. The decision was based on established precedents requiring judicial scrutiny of uncorroborated evidence in sexual offence cases and emphasized that failure to evaluate all material evidence