Palangamrachchige Anthoney Perera, Bulathsinhala Kulathanthrilage Wijeratne, and Bulathsinhalage Ratnasiri vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA 266-268/2007-2007

In the case between Palangamrachchige Anthoney Perera and others (Accused-Appellants) and the Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent), the primary legal issue concerned the validity of convictions for unlawful assembly and murder, with specific focus on the credibility of a sole eyewitness, the procedural compliance of alibi defences, and the sufficiency of appellate review regarding dock statements made by the accused. It was held that the convictions and sentences by the High Court, including the imposition of the death penalty, were to be affirmed. The holding reaffirmed the principle that the absence of proper notice for alibi evidence under section 126(A) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act precludes its consideration, and that a conviction may rest on a single credible eyewi