Dassanayake Lekamlage Somapala alias Gangabada Sudu and others Vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA NO. 208-210/2011-2011

In Hon. Attorney General v. Dassanayake Lekamlage Somapala alias Gangabada Sudu and Others, the court addressed whether convictions for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and attempted murder were sustainable on the basis of the available evidence, which primarily included a dying declaration and testimony from an injured witness. It was held that the evidence, specifically the identification by the main eyewitness and reliance on the dying declaration, was insufficient and unreliable to uphold the convictions. The principle reaffirmed was that in criminal cases, especially those involving serious offenses, certainty in identification is vital, and convictions cannot rest on unsafe or untested evidence. The decision relied on established standards regarding identification evidence a