The Attorney General v. Rangajeewa Ekanayake and T.W Ranjith alias Kankanam Puncha – CA 29-30/2012-2012

In the case between the appellants Rangajeewa Ekanayake and T.W. Ranjith alias Kankanam Puncha (Defendants) and the Attorney General, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Plaintiff), the court considered whether the conviction and imposition of the death sentence for the murder of Senarath Rathnayakage Leelawathi, based primarily on the sole eyewitness testimony of W. Shirani, could be deemed safe and justified. The main legal issue was whether exclusive reliance on a single eyewitness without sufficient corroboration, and the failure of the prosecution to adequately address exculpatory evidence favorable to the defense, resulted in an unsafe conviction and constituted a miscarriage of justice. The court found, applying relevant legal authorities regarding prosecutorial duties in ca