Premawansha vs. Attorney General – sllr 2009 volume 2 page 205

In the case between the accused-appellant and the Attorney General, the court addressed whether unchallenged testimony, particularly medical evidence and other circumstantial indicators, could be accepted as undisputed admission implicating the accused, and examined the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. It was held that reliable, unchallenged evidence—such as medical testimony and physical findings—must be accepted as true, especially when corroborated by circumstantial facts establishing sole guilt. The decision reaffirmed the principle that the inference of guilt from circumstantial evidence must be the only reasonable conclusion, emphasizing the significance of absence of cross-examination on critical points. Reliance was placed on preced