Kasthuri Aarachchilage Rupasena alias “Papol Ukkung” vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA CASE NO. HCC – 38/21-2022

In the case between Kasthuri Aarachchilage Rupasena alias “Papol Ukkung” (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court considered whether the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused-appellant committed the murder of Geeganage Piyarathne. The issues addressed included the assessment of the credibility and consistency of prosecution witness evidence, evaluation of circumstantial factors such as the presence of a gun and the occurrence of a bomb explosion, and scrutiny of the defence’s alibi alongside inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case. It was held that the prosecution failed to exclude the possibility of another person being responsible for the crime, resulting in the finding that the charge of murder was not proved beyond a reasonab