Kaluthandrige Ruwan Ajith alias Aja vs Attorney General – CA HCC 0438/2019-2025

In the matter of Kaluthandrige Ruwan Ajith alias Aja vs Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of the credibility of eyewitness testimony and the sufficiency of evidence. The court held that a contradiction between an eyewitness’s testimony and their inquest statement was not formally marked, and the post-mortem report corroborated the eyewitness account. The appeal was dismissed, and the conviction and death sentence were upheld, reaffirming the principle that a single credible witness can suffice for conviction. This decision relied on Section 145 and Section 134 of the Evidence Ordinance, emphasizing that the number of witnesses is not fixed.

Amal Ranaraja, J. delivered the judgment, outlining the appellant’s indictment for murder, conviction, and death sentence by the High