Adikari Mudiyanselage Ranjith Tilakasiri vs The Attorney General – CA HCC/0260/16-2022

In the case between the Attorney General, representing the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and Adikari Mudiyanselage Ranjith Tilakasiri alias Boyingamuwe Gamini, the court addressed whether the conviction and life sentence for possession and trafficking of 2.7 grams of heroin were supported by credible evidence and whether a fair trial was conducted. It was held that the conviction and sentence were affirmed, with the findings establishing that minor discrepancies in the prosecution’s evidence did not undermine its overall reliability, and the defense’s contentions were rightly rejected. The principle reaffirmed was that courts must consider the entirety of the evidence without overstating insignificant inconsistencies, in line with statutory standards governing convictions und