Dambuluwana Balikiyanlage Ajith Namal & Dambuluwana Balikiyanlage Ajith Gunendra vs The Attorney General – CA 100/2004-2013

In the case between Dambuluwana Balikiyanlage Ajith Namal and Dambuluwana Balikiyanlage Ajith Gunendra (accused-appellants) and the Attorney General (respondent), the court examined whether murder convictions should be revised to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, based on the argument of absence of murderous intention. Further consideration was given to whether the death sentences imposed on the accused-appellants were erroneous due to their alleged minority at the time of the offence, together with the admissibility of fresh evidence on their age under Section 351 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It was determined that the evidence established both accused intentionally utilized weapons with lethal force, inflicting fatal injuries. The findings also outlined that the defense faile