Palamandige Roshan Maheel Fernando vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA CASE NO. HCC-273/19-2022

In the case between Palamandige Roshan Maheel Fernando (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the propriety of the police procedure in arresting the appellant and the adequacy and reliability of the evidence establishing possession and trafficking of heroin. The court held that the evidentiary inconsistencies raised by the defence did not amount to a reasonable doubt and that the conviction by the trial court for trafficking and possession of heroin should stand. This decision reaffirmed that credibility of law enforcement testimony remains paramount when defence evidence lacks probability, and that minor inconsistencies do not undermine a conviction in the presence of credible direct evidence. The reasoning relied on established evidentiary pri