IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Appeal made under Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No.15 of 1979.

Court of Appeal Case No. The Democratic Socialist Republic of CA/HCC/ 0400/2017 Sri Lanka.

High Court of Gampaha COMPLAINANT Case No. HC/22/2004 Vs

1. Mohotti Mudiyanselage Shantha Gunatilaka.

2. Wickrama Arachchilage Dhammika Karunaratne.

ACCUSED AND BETWEEN Wickrama Arachchilage Dhammika Karunaratne.

2^nd ACCUSED-APPELLANT The Hon. Attorney General Attorney General’s Department Colombo-12 COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT BEFORE : Sampath B. Abayakoon, J.

P.Kumararatnam,J.

COUNSEL: Sumith Senanayake, P.C. with Madhushani De Soysa, Nirmani Wickramasinghe with Damitha Wickrama Arachchi for the Appellant.

Janaka Bandara, DSG for the Respondent. ARGUED ON : 05/06/2023 DECIDED ON : 08/08/2023 *******************

JUDGMENT

P. Kumararatnam, J.

The above-named 1^st Accused was indicted under Section 364(2) (e) of the Penal Code for committing rape on Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Amitha Kumari in the High Court of Gampaha on 25.10.1999 and in the course of the same transaction of third count mentioned below.

In the second count, the 2nd Appellan