Kotarge Harischandra alias Harison v. Hon. Attorney General – CA 55/2010-2014

In Hon. Attorney General v. Kotarge Harischandra alias Harison, the court addressed the sufficiency of evidence supporting the conviction for the double murder of the accused’s parents. The court held that the conviction and sentence were properly established based on reliable and direct eyewitness testimony, corroborative circumstantial evidence, and the presence of motive, reaffirming the principle that convictions can rest on a combination of direct and circumstantial evidence when proven beyond reasonable doubt. This decision relied on the evaluation of trial evidence, including the eyewitness account of the victims’ minor child and supporting testimony from an independent observer, emphasizing the reliability of such evidence in upholding convictions for serious offenses.

Anil Gooner