Seneviratne vs. Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption – sllr 2019 volume 1 page 374

In the case between Senéviratne (appellant) and the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (respondent), the court addressed the admissibility of uncertified copies of identification parade notes where originals had been misplaced and examined the propriety of the identification process involving an accused forest officer under section 19(c) of the Bribery Act. It was determined that the conviction could not be sustained due to reliance on procedurally defective evidence and inconsistencies in witness identification, underscoring that the prosecution must establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt with properly admitted evidence. This decision reaffirmed established principles regarding the standard of proof required in criminal prosecutions and