Kumareshwara Kanageshwaram alias Raji vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/279/2014-2023

In the case between Kumareshwara Kanageshwaram alias Raji (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the evidence, particularly regarding the possession of heroin and the sequence of events surrounding the arrest, sufficed to eliminate reasonable doubt as to the appellant’s guilt. The court held that the prosecution’s narrative, including the chain of custody and witness testimonies, remained consistent and undisturbed by the alleged discrepancies, thereby upholding the conviction and sentence against the appellant. This decision reaffirmed the principle that the prosecution bears the burden to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, and mere contradictions or allegations, without substantive proof, do not suffice to unsettle a lawful c