Meboob Kumar and others vs. The Attorney General – CA 294-296/2015-2018

In the case between the Attorney General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Wanniarachcige Ranga Sampath Fonseka (with Meboob Kumar and Fazad Masar), the court addressed the correctness of the conviction and death sentence of the 2nd Accused-Appellant for possession and trafficking of heroin. It was held that the conviction and sentence were proper in fact and law, with findings that conscious and individual possession by the appellant was established and that no reasonable doubt was raised by the defence. The court reaffirmed the principle that, in narcotics cases, the prosecution must prove conscious possession and rebut claims of alibi or innocent presence, drawing upon evidentiary standards under Sri Lankan law. The decision clarified the application of joint versus