Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Chinthaka Nishantha Priya Bnadara and others vs Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 137-142/2017 -2023

In the case between the Accused-Appellants (including the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th accused) and the Hon. Attorney General on behalf of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the issue concerned the sufficiency and reliability of evidence regarding allegations of torture and causing the death of Sriskandarajah Sumanan under the Convention against Torture Act and the Penal Code. The court determined that the evidence, comprising eyewitness testimonies, medical and forensic reports, and attributed dock statements, was coherent and credible, with delays in testimony being justified and minor inconsistencies not affecting the integrity of the prosecution’s case. The legal analysis applied established authorities on the evaluation of evidence and procedural fairness. The convict