Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka v. Vithana Kankanamge Ajith Kumarasiri alias Molla – CA 217/2014-2021

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (represented by the Hon. Attorney General) and Vithana Kankanamge Ajith Kumarasiri alias Molla, the court addressed whether the conviction and sentence of death imposed on Ajith Kumarasiri for the murder of Hewage Don Dayananda should be set aside. The primary legal issues included the sufficiency and reliability of circumstantial evidence and the evidential value of the deceased’s dying declaration against the accused. Upon review, it was held that the prosecution’s evidence—including the dying declaration, corroborating witness testimony, and the recovery of the weapon—was credible and sufficient to support the conviction. The legal reasoning affirmed that minor inconsistencies or alleged animosities in witness testimony