Oboda Arachchige Lahiru Kelum alias Ravindra et al. vs The Attorney General – CA HCC/219-222/14-2021

In the case between The Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent) and Uduwanage Saman Deshappriya and others (Accused-Appellants), the court addressed the lawfulness of the conviction and sentence of the 2nd accused-appellant by the High Court of Colombo for offenses including unlawful assembly, attempted murder, gang rape, robbery, and causing the death of Khuram Samaan Shaikh at “The Nature” hotel, Tangalle, on 25 December 2011. It was held that the convictions and sentences were proper, and the grounds of appeal raised by the 2nd accused-appellant were without merit. The principle reaffirmed was that joint criminal liability can be established on the basis of direct and circumstantial evidence, including credible eyewitness testimony, forensic proof, and the doctrine of common intention