Vidanagamage Nalin Suranga alias Nalin vs Hon. Attorney General – CA 119/2012-2017

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Vidanagamage Nalin Suranga alias Nalin (Defendant/Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of the justifiability of a murder conviction and the resulting death sentence under Section 296, read with Section 32 of the Penal Code. The focus was on the reliability of the sole eyewitness identification and the procedural fairness of the identification parade. The court held that the conviction and sentence were warranted, affirming that minor contradictions do not undermine otherwise credible eyewitness testimony and that procedural integrity was maintained. This decision reaffirmed the principle that factual findings of a trial court, based on consistent and credible witness testimony corrobo