Thotamune Patabadige Chathura Madusanka vs. Hon. Attorney General – HCC/385/19-2022

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Complainant-Respondent) and Thotamune Patabadige Chathura Madusanka (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of whether the accused-appellant committed the offence of murder against an infant under Section 296 of the Penal Code. The holding established that the conviction and sentence delivered by the trial court would stand, with the circumstantial evidence presented being sufficient to exclude any reasonable doubt as to the appellant’s guilt. It was emphasized that the circumstantial evidence, combined with the lack of credible explanation from the accused and the absence of evidence implicating any third party, fulfilled the requirements for sustaining a conviction. The court reaffirmed t