16 October 2021 12:00 am Views - 121
A person convicted of rape of his sister-in-law’s under-aged daughter was sentenced to 30 years rigorous imprisonment by Matale High Court Judge Dr. Sumudu Premachandra.
He had been indicted under three counts and the sentence of 30-year jail term included 10 years of imprisonment under each count to be served concurrently.
The accused was fined Rs.5000 under each count in addition to the jail term and ordered to pay Rs.50,000 as compensation to the aggrieved party. He was sentenced to simple imprisonment of six months in default of the fine and one year imprisonment in default of the payment of compensation. State Counsel Oswald Perera prosecuted while Galewela Police gave evidence for the prosecution.