Wijewantha and Another v. Attorney General – sllr 1983 volume 2 page 418

In the case between Wijeewantha and Another (plaintiffs/appellants) and the Attorney-General (respondent), the court examined whether the trial judge was obliged to caution the jury against inferring that the accused had made a confession to a police officer under Section 27 of the Evidence Ordinance, and the manner in which evidence regarding the recovery of weapons should be evaluated. The court determined that, in the absence of evidence indicating that the accused made a confession to a police officer, and given the adequacy of the trial judge’s instructions, no such warning was necessary. The rule that warnings to the jury are warranted only where a confession to police is alleged was reaffirmed. The holding drew upon principles from the Evidence Ordinance and existing precedent, rein