Agampodi Wijepala de Soyza vs Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Ahungalla – 159/2018-2021

In the case between Agampodi Wijepala de Soyza (Appellant) and the Officer-in-Charge of Ahungalla Police Station and the Attorney General (Respondents), the Supreme Court addressed whether discrepancies between the virtual complainant’s testimony and the medico-legal report regarding the specific hand injured, as well as other alleged omissions or contradictions, affected the credibility of the witness and the integrity of the trial process. It was determined that these discrepancies—between the witness’s statement of injury to the right hand and the medico-legal documentation of injury to the left wrist—were immaterial to the proof of the charge of assault. Established principles were reaffirmed, particularly that not every inconsistency or omission necessarily impugns witness credibility