Maragoda Hewage Piyasena and Maragoda Hewage Indrananda vs Honourable Attorney-General – CA APPEAL NO. 121/2008-2012

In the case between Maragoda Hewage Piyasena and Maragoda Hewage Indrananda (Accused-Appellants) and the Honourable Attorney-General (Respondent), the core issue concerned the correctness of murder convictions and death sentences imposed by the High Court of Galle. Specifically, the appeal examined the reliability of eyewitness testimony (Ariyawathie) and the evidentiary impact attributed to the deceased’s alleged alcohol consumption during the incident. It was determined that the trial evidence firmly established the appellants’ joint participation in the stabbing of the deceased, supported by consistent and uncontradicted eyewitness testimony. The appellate court held that neither the credibility of the main eyewitness nor the trial court’s evaluation of evidence was undermined; thus, th