Samson Perumal Justin alias Bambara Vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA – HCC 269/2016-2022

In the case between the Honourable Attorney General, for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Plaintiff/Complainant) and Samson Perumal Justin alias Bambara (Defendant/Accused-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of whether the conviction for possession and trafficking of heroin was sustainable given the quality and sufficiency of evidence. It was held that the conviction was unsafe due to serious deficiencies in the prosecution’s evidence, inadequacies in the evaluation of defense material, and the failure of the trial judge to properly assess evidentiary and procedural matters. The decision reaffirmed the principle that a conviction must not rest solely upon uncorroborated and questionable testimony, with particular emphasis on the proper judicial evaluation of both prose