H.A. Prasanga Silva v. The Hon. Attorney General – CA CASE NO. 134/2011-2011

In the case between H.A. Prasanga Silva (1st Accused), the 2nd Accused Appellant, and the Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the admissibility of confessionary statements under Section 25 of the Evidence Ordinance, the lawfulness of the conviction of the 2nd Accused Appellant, and the appropriate procedural step concerning the 1st Accused Appellant. It was held that the conviction of the 2nd Accused Appellant could not be sustained due to the evidentiary conflict with Section 25 of the Evidence Ordinance, and a retrial was directed for the 1st Accused Appellant. This decision reaffirmed the principle that confessions obtained in violation of statutory safeguards under the Evidence Ordinance are inadmissible. Reliance was placed on the statutory mandate of Section 25, emphasizing th