Keerthi Bandara v. Attorney General – sllr 2000 volume 2 page 245

In the case between KEERTHI BANDARA and the ATTORNEY GENERAL, the court addressed the issue of the reliability and admissibility of identification evidence in rape cases, including the application of the Best Evidence Rule, and the evaluation of witness credibility and corroborative evidence. It was held that the Turnbull guidelines on identification evidence do not apply to allegations of deliberate fabrication but are pertinent to cases involving genuine mistakes from fleeting encounters. The court reaffirmed the principle that only trial judges may interpret written police statements and that corroborative value may be found in identification parade evidence, provided the circumstances support reliability. Relying on established precedents and statutory guidelines, it was determined tha