Marakkala Manage Chandana Jagath Kumara alias Mahathun v. The Hon. Attorney General – CA CASE NO:- 168-170/2012-2012

In the case between Marakkala Manage Chandana Jagath Kumara alias Mahathun and others (appellants) and the Hon. Attorney General (respondent), the court addressed whether the conviction and death sentence imposed for the murder of Wickrema Kalutota Hewage Amerasena under Section 296 read with Section 32 of the Penal Code were justified. The central issue concerned the credibility of the sole eyewitness, the deceased’s wife, alongside the analysis of corroborative and contradictory evidence. It was held that the credibility of the witness was properly established, and the trial judge’s findings warranted deference, affirming that minor discrepancies do not undermine credible testimony. Relying on established legal principles and precedents, the decision underscored that appellate interventi