The Attorney General v. Vithanage Sarath Kumara alias Shantha et al. – CA 125-126/2010-2017

In the case between the Attorney General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Plaintiff/Complainant-Respondent) and Madduma Siripala (2nd Accused) and Ponnanmperuma Arachchige Nandasena (3rd Accused) (Defendants/Accused-Appellants), the primary legal issue concerned whether the prosecution proved, beyond reasonable doubt, the charges of possession, trafficking, and aiding and abetting the trafficking of 53.9g of heroin against the accused. The court held that the prosecution’s case was not proven to the requisite standard, emphasizing the need for credible and corroborative evidence in serious criminal cases. The findings reaffirmed the principle under Section 134 of the Evidence Ordinance that a conviction on the testimony of a single witness is permissible if that evidence