The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption vs. Wasala Mudiyanselage Gedara Gamini Senarath Bandara – CA CASE NO. HCC/206-208/2019-2022

In the case between the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (Complainant-Respondent) and Wasala Mudiyanselage Gedara Gamini Senarath Bandara, Nishshanka Arachchige Priyantha, and Kanagarathna Wijekoonlage Chandrasiri Kularathna Wijekoon (Accused-Appellants), the court addressed allegations of bribery involving police officers accused of soliciting and accepting bribes in connection with an illicit liquor case. It was determined that the prosecution’s evidence, particularly regarding solicitation and acceptance of bribes, was inconsistent and failed to meet the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The court held that the presence of contradictory testimony and improbable prosecution circumstances required acquittal, reaffirming the principle that reasonabl