Arambage Piyadasa v. Hon Attorney General – CA APPEAL NO.57/14-2014

The case between Arambage Piyadasa (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department (Complainant-Respondent) addressed the issue of whether the conviction and sentence imposed by the High Court, relating to severe injuries caused to a 6-year-old victim, were supported by sufficient evidence and should be upheld on appeal. It was held that the conviction and sentence were supported by the evidence, including credible medical testimony corroborating the prosecution’s case, while the dock statement of the Accused-Appellant did not generate reasonable doubt. The decision reaffirmed the principle that appellate intervention is unwarranted where the conviction is supported by cogent evidence and no substantial grounds are advanced to challenge the findings. Relian