Wickrama Mudiyanselage Indika Prasanna Alias Podde v. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – CA 15/2014-2014

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Wickrama Mudiyanselage Indika Prasanna alias Podde, the court addressed the sustainability of the accused’s conviction for murder and the resulting death sentence rendered by the High Court of Badulla, specifically in relation to the omission to record a statement from the sole eyewitness, a young child. It was held that the conviction and sentence were not undermined by the procedural omission, reaffirming the principle that non-recording of an eyewitness statement under Section 110(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code does not ipso facto discredit the evidence if no material prejudice occurs. This decision relied on established evidentiary standards and precedent, emphasizing that the credibility of testimony and absence