Puwakwaththa Gamage Ranjith alias Patty vs Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0009/23-2025

In the case between Puwakwaththa Gamage Ranjith alias Patty and Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether the prosecution had proved beyond a reasonable doubt the Appellant’s involvement in an unlawful assembly that resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. The court held that the conviction and sentence by the High Court should be upheld, finding that the evidence, including the testimony of a single credible eyewitness (PW2), was legally adequate to support the charges. This decision reaffirmed the principle that a conviction can be sustained on the testimony of a single witness if found reliable, drawing support from established case law and statutory interpretation. The ruling reinforced standards for witness credibility and underscored the sufficiency of the evid