Somi Ranasinghe vs Hon. Attorney General and others – S.C. Appeal No. 14/2015-2025

This case concerns appeals against convictions for murder. The High Court convicted the accused, and the Court of Appeal upheld these convictions. Special leave to appeal was granted on questions relating to the Court of Appeal’s evaluation of evidence, the credibility of a sole eyewitness, and the establishment of common murderous intention. The Supreme Court affirmed the lower courts’ findings, finding the eyewitness testimony credible and corroborated by medical evidence, and establishing common intention among the accused. The appeals were dismissed.

ACHALA WENGAPPULI J. – The main judgment detailed the case background where the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd accused were indicted for murder, convicted by the High Court, and their appeals dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Specific questions of l