Iddagodage Sarath Kumara vs Hon. Attorney General – SC APPEAL NO. 228/2014-2023

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, represented by the Hon. Attorney General, and Iddagodage Sarath Kumara (1st Accused-Appellant), the Supreme Court addressed the issues of whether the Court of Appeal erred in law by examining Information Book extracts and non-summary proceedings when considering the appeal of the 1st Accused-Appellant, and whether such examination caused any prejudice. It was held that the Court of Appeal acted within the law in perusing these records strictly for evaluating witness credibility and did not cause legal error or prejudice to the 1st Accused-Appellant. The principles underlying appellate review of evidentiary materials and the limitation on treating such materials as substantive evidence were reaffirmed, with reliance placed