Kongahawattage Ravindra Upul Dhammika v. Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/281 – 282/2015-2022

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General (Plaintiff/Complainant-Respondent) and Kongahawattage Ravindra Upul Dhammika (2nd Accused-Appellant) and Hamsa Nawas Milar (1st Accused-Appellant), the court addressed whether the conviction and sentence for robbery imposed by the High Court was justified, with particular emphasis on the validity and reliability of the identification evidence. It was held that the identification by the prosecution’s main witness was reliable, and that alleged procedural irregularities—such as the accused being seen by the witness at the police station prior to the identification parade and the absence of fingerprints—did not create a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused. The principle reaffirmed was that proper identification, corroborated by consist