Sundara Arachchige Lalith Rajapakshe v. Warnakulasuriya Mahawaduge Rohan Prasanga Peiris – CA CASE NO. 244/2008-2008

In The Hon. Attorney General v. Warnakulasuriya Mahawaduge Rohan Prasanga Peiris and Sundara Arachchige Lalith Rajapakshe, the appellate court considered whether the acquittal of a police officer accused under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Act No. 22 of 1994 was justified. It was held that the High Court had erred in its evaluation of both medical and eyewitness testimony, notably misapplying Section 134 of the Evidence Ordinance and failing to consider the sufficiency of a single credible witness. The acquittal was set aside, and a retrial was ordered. This decision reaffirmed the legal principle that no particular number of witnesses is required to prove a criminal charge, and that substantial, reliable evidence from a single