Herath Mudiyanselage Karunaratne Vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA 104/2015-2021

In the case between The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (The Hon. Attorney General, Complainant-Respondent) and Herath Mudiyanselage Karunaratna (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the propriety of a murder conviction entered by the High Court, centering on claims of misdirection, issues concerning the credibility of the principal prosecution witness (PW01), the admissibility and nexus of physical evidence recovered, and procedural fairness pertaining to the dock statement of the appellant. The court determined that the evidence of PW01 was not that of an accomplice and did not require corroboration; that alleged omissions in testimony were immaterial; and that evidence, including objects recovered under section 27(1) of the Evidence Ordinance, was appropriately admitted an