Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation vs. Darshana Rajitha Hallabagamage – SC APPEAL NO. 92/2017-2017

In the case between Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (Virtual-Complainant-Claimant-Appellant) and Darshana Rajitha Hallabagamage (1st Suspect-Claimant-Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether a confession made by a suspect to the police, after the suspect’s discharge, can be admitted in proceedings determining the disposition of seized property. The determination was made that such a confession remains admissible at the property inquiry stage, and property obtained through dishonest means ought not to be returned to the alleged perpetrator. The decision reaffirmed the principle that the fruits of theft or dishonest acquisition are not to be delivered to a person admitting such acts, even following discharge from criminal proceedings. This reasoning relied on the interpretation