H. Karunasekera vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA 110/2012-2014

In the case between H. Karunasekera (Accused-Appellant) and The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the conviction and sentence for the murder of the appellant’s wife, Padmini, was supported by admissible evidence and met the requisite legal standards. It was held that the conviction and imposition of the death sentence were affirmed, as the evidence established the accused’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The central legal principle reaffirmed was the careful evaluation of witness credibility, the treatment of inconsistencies in testimony, and the assessment of alibi evidence. This decision relied upon scrutiny of material contradictions, the sufficiency of corroborative circumstances, and post-mortem findings, emphasizing that the trial judge’s re