Robert Ekanayake vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 0071/2022-2025

In the matter of Robert Ekanayake v. The Honorable Attorney General, the court addressed the Appellant’s conviction for statutory rape. The court held that while the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for rape due to a lack of corroboration for the prosecutrix’s testimony and direct medical evidence of penetration, the conviction was substituted for sexual harassment under Section 345 of the Penal Code. This reaffirmation of the principle that uncorroborated testimony in sex offense cases can be prejudicial guided the decision. The conviction was consequently varied, and the appeal was dismissed subject to these modifications.

P. Kumararatnam, J. delivered the judgment, outlining the case where the Appellant was indicted for statutory rape. The judge detailed the trial pr