Mudugamuwa Hewage Kelum Dinesh alias Duminda Mama Vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 132-23-2025

In the matter of Mudugamuwa Hewage Kelum Dinesh alias Duminda Mama vs The Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed an appeal against a High Court conviction for criminal trespass and grave sexual abuse of a minor. The court held that the conviction and sentence were unsafe and set aside, leading to the Accused’s acquittal, reaffirming the principle that uncorroborated testimony in sexual offense cases must be sufficiently convincing and credible. This decision relied on precedents such as *Premasiri V. The Queen*, *Sunil and another V. The Attorney General*, and *Gurcharan Singh v. State of Haryana*, emphasizing that significant inconsistencies between witness testimonies and medical evidence undermine the credibility and reliability required for conviction.

B. Sasi Mahendran, J. – Th