Thureiretinam Balkumar vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA-HCC-219/20-2023

In the case between Thureiretinam Balkumar alias Thureirathnam Balkumar (Accused-Appellant) and The Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, the court addressed the sufficiency and credibility of evidence required for convictions of rape and abduction. It was held that the uncorroborated testimony of the prosecutrix, alongside the problematic use of leading questions during trial, did not establish the charge of rape beyond reasonable doubt. However, the conviction for abduction was upheld based on corroborated witness testimony. The decision reaffirmed the principle that criminal convictions, particularly in sexual offences, must rest on evidence free from judicial impropriety and corroborated by independent testimony where credibility concerns arise. Established legal preced