S. A. R. S. Dissanayake alias Gaminige Kolla, Baduwala Wahampurage Podinona, Kalanchidewage Suresh Nandana vs. Attorney General – CA 95/2011-2014

In the case between S. A. R. S. Dissanayake alias Gaminige Kolla, Baduwala Wahampurage Podinona, and Kalanchidewage Suresh Nandana (Accused-Appellants) and the Hon. Attorney General, Colombo (Complainant-Respondent), the court addressed the sufficiency and reliability of circumstantial and direct evidence underpinning convictions for attempted murder (of Kusumawathie) and two counts of murder (of Hettiarachchige Susantha and Hettiarachchige Swarna). It was determined that the available eyewitness, medical, and circumstantial evidence was adequate to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, notwithstanding the absence of certain forensic reports. The appellate court held that no procedural or evidentiary errors rendered the convictions unsafe and affirmed the trial court’s findings. This decisi