Muththurasa Kamal Krishtian et al. Vs The Attorney General – CA HCC 126-133/2014-2022

In the case between the Attorney General, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Respondent), and Muththurasa Kamal Krishtian, Kirathirasa Kilsan, and Gnanaprakashan Dushyanthan (Appellants), the court addressed the issue of whether the High Court Judge had properly assessed the sufficiency and credibility of prosecution evidence, especially in relation to joint possession, and the appropriateness of the sentences imposed for drug trafficking. It was held that the prosecutions against the 1st to 3rd appellants were proved beyond reasonable doubt, affirming joint possession on the facts. The court found, however, that the imposition of the death sentence upon the appellants constituted unequal treatment, given that Indian nationals convicted for the same offense had their sentences com