Pelenda Dewage Abesinghe vs The Hon.Attorney General – CA HCC 0093/2022-2025

In the matter of Pelenda Dewage Abesinghe vs The Hon.Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of an appeal against a High Court conviction for murder and attempted murder. The court held that discrepancies among prosecution witnesses were immaterial and that the evidence did not create reasonable doubt, upholding the conviction. This decision relied on established principles of assessing witness credibility and contradictions, emphasizing that lapses in memory and minor inconsistencies do not necessarily vitiate testimony.

Pradeep Hettiarachchi, J. – The appeal against the High Court conviction for murder and attempted murder was dismissed. The findings established that alleged discrepancies among prosecution witnesses were immaterial to the core issues of the case. The sole eyew