Nuwan De Silva v The Attorney General – sllr 2005 volume 1 page 146

In the case between Nuwan De Silva (accused appellant) and The Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether the accused was guilty of murder, rather than culpable homicide not amounting to murder, in connection with the kidnapping for extortion and subsequent murder of a boy. The court held that the accused’s conviction for murder was properly sustained, concluding that the confession was voluntary and the circumstantial evidence established murderous intent. This holding reaffirmed the principle that a confession is admissible only if made voluntarily, in line with Section 127 of the Criminal Procedure Act and Section 24 of the Evidence Ordinance. The decision emphasized the necessity for clear and reliable evidence of voluntariness in confessions and drew upon forensic find