Mohamed Azeem Deen vs The Attorney General – CA 91/2010-2013

In the case between the Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Respondent) and Mohamed Azeem Deen (Appellant), the court addressed whether the conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for possession of 2.36 grams of heroin was correct in law and on the facts. It was held that the conviction and sentence were properly imposed, with the appellant’s dock statement failing to create reasonable doubt. The principle reaffirmed is that a dock statement unsupported by evidence or not suggested to witnesses during trial cannot create reasonable doubt, even where accusations of police fabrication are made. The decision relied on the proper evaluation of witness examination and corroborated evidence, emphasizing that appeals based on unsubstantiated claims cannot succeed in