Pinnawala Appuhamillage Ranathunga vs Hon. Attorney General – CA 113-114/2004-2012

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 and Pinnawala Appuhamillage Ranathunga and Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Daya Mallika, the court addressed the validity of convictions and sentences for murder and related robbery, focusing on the application of circumstantial evidence and the presumption of facts under Section 114(a) of the Evidence Ordinance. The findings established that the circumstantial evidence, including the accuseds’ employment at the residence of Agnas Mary Madanayake, their unexplained absence after the incident, and their involvement in pawning the victim’s jewelry, was compelling and properly analyzed. The appeal of the 2nd accused was found to lack merit, and it was determined that minor omissions or errors in citing legal princ