Director General Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. v. Bamunu Arachige Amaradasa – CA CASE NO. 190/2008-2008

In The Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption v. Bamunu Arachige Amaradasa, the court considered whether the accused, a public servant, solicited a bribe of Rs. 40,000 from Kumudu Kumari for arranging the discharge of her brother from criminal proceedings. The conviction and sentence imposed by the High Court were assessed, with primary consideration on the consistency and cogency of the prosecution evidence, particularly the testimony of the main witness. It was determined that the High Court’s judgment largely recited evidence without analytical evaluation and that the prosecution did not present sufficiently credible or consistent evidence of solicitation. The conviction was set aside, reaffirming the principle that an appellate court must ensur