Koswatte Gamage Jayanath Kulasiriwardena v. Jayasinghe Arachchige Ranjanie Jayasinghe et al. – SC APPEAL 146/12-2016

In the case between Koswatte Gamage Jayanath Kulasiriwardena (Plaintiff-Petitioner) and Jayasinghe Arachchige Ranjanie Jayasinghe, Ellapperuma Arachchige Shashi Jana Aadarshi, and others (Defendants-Respondents), the Supreme Court addressed the admissibility of a police statement as evidence, focusing on the requirements under Section 91 of the Evidence Ordinance and Section 154 of the Civil Procedure Code. It was held that the prior refusals by the District Court and the High Court to admit the document were incorrect due to failure to properly consider its authenticity and mode of proof. The legal principle reaffirmed is that documentary evidence must be considered for admissibility and authenticity as per statutory provisions. Reliance was placed on the necessity for proper judicial eva