Hikkaduwa Vithanage Asanka Sanjeewa Vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA – HCC 215/2017-2022

In The Honourable Attorney General, representing the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Complainant-Respondent) v. Hikkaduwa Vithanage Asanka Sanjeewa (Accused-Appellant), the court addressed whether the High Court of Moneragala had erred in assessing witness credibility, contradictions, and corroboration of evidence related to the appellant’s conviction for the murder of Adeep Sanjeewa. The court held that the grounds of appeal, focused on alleged failures regarding contradictions in testimony, witness credibility, and the use of medical evidence, lacked merit. The principle reaffirmed was that appellate courts should give due deference to trial-level findings of primary fact and credibility unless a demonstrable error is evident. Reliance was placed on established case law regar