Nishshanka Pathiranalage Gamini Nishshanka vs The Attorney General – CA 86/2012-2013

In the case between Nishshanka Pathiranalage Gamini Nishshanka (Appellant) and the Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the accused-appellant was lawfully convicted for possession of 2.43 grams of heroin and whether the resulting life sentence should be upheld on appeal. It was determined that the conviction and the sentence were justified based on credible prosecution evidence, including the seizure of 200 small packets of heroin and corroborated expert testimony, and that the appellant’s alternative version was unconvincing and insufficient to raise reasonable doubt. The principle reaffirmed was that appellate courts should not interfere with trial court findings when cogent, credible evidence underpins the con