Desakara Mudiyanselage Dissanayake alias Gamini alias Podde vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0046/2020-2024

In the case between The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent) and Desakara Mudiyanselage Dissanayake alias Gamini alias Podde (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of the sufficiency of evidence for a conviction of Grave Sexual Abuse under Section 365 B (2) (b) of the Penal Code, as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995. It was held that the conviction based primarily on the testimony of the child victim was justified, emphasizing that child witness evidence can be sufficient if found credible and reliable. The principles underpinning the admissibility and reliability of child witness testimony were reaffirmed, applying relevant statutory provisions and jurisprudence which assert that corroboration is not a mandatory requirement where the evidence is trustworthy. The decision