Latheef Ihusan vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0088/2022-2024

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, representing the Attorney General’s Department of Colombo (Complainant-Respondent), and Latheef Ihusan (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the legality and propriety of the investigation, the sufficiency and admissibility of the evidence related to heroin trafficking, and the fairness of the trial process. It was held that the appellant’s conviction was justified as the prosecution had established, beyond reasonable doubt, exclusive possession of a traffickable quantity of heroin by the appellant. The principle reaffirmed is that the chain of custody, credibility of evidence, and the handling of dock statements are determinative in upholding convictions for serious narcotics offences. This decision relied on established criminal law stand