D Steevan Ananda Kumar & Mohamad Firdaus Rinus vs The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.. – CA 170-172/2010-2013

In the case between The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and D Steevan Ananda Kumar, Mohamad Firdaus Rinus, and others, the court addressed whether the convictions of the 3rd and 4th accused for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, based on common intention, were legally sustainable amidst claims of evidentiary contradiction and insufficient medical corroboration. The court upheld the convictions, determining that the contradictions in witness testimony were natural and not fatal to the prosecution’s case, reaffirming the key principle that minor discrepancies do not invalidate genuine witness accounts. Reliance was placed on legal authorities such as Bhoginbai Hirjibhai v State of Gujarat and relevant sections of the Sri Lankan Penal Code, emphasizing that legal and factua