Jayasinghe Mudiyanselage Roshan Bandaranayaka vs Hon. Attorney General – SC APPEAL 16/2020-2023

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Jayasinghe Mudiyanselage Roshan Bandaranayaka (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt and the evaluation of the appellant’s dock statement. The appellant was convicted of the murder of Neela Malani Wakwella based primarily on forensic, medical, and witness evidence. The Supreme Court, upon review, held that the circumstantial evidence established the appellant’s guilt to the requisite legal standard and affirmed that no misdirection occurred in assessing the dock statement. The appeal was dismissed, and the conviction with sentence affirmed, reinforcing the principle that circumstantial evide