Chandrapala Perera v. The Attorney General – sllr 1998 volume 2 page 085

In the case between Chandrapala Perera (appellant) and the Attorney-General (respondent), the court addressed whether convictions for soliciting gratification under the Bribery Act could be maintained when the same evidence led to acquittals on related charges of acceptance. The holding affirmed that convictions on solicitation charges (counts 1 and 3) were sustainable, despite the acquittals on acceptance (counts 2 and 4), provided that the evidence was sufficient and credible for solicitation, even if it was not uniformly accepted for all charges. The reasoning relied on an analysis of the credibility of the sole prosecution witness, the absence of corroborative documentary evidence, and consideration of the appellant’s statements, applying Section 203 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The