Bope Kankanamalage Shanthi alias Eldeniye Sheela Shanthi Vs Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 0227/2018-2023

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Complainant) and Liyanage Lalitha Rohan Perera and Bope Kankanamalage Shanthi (Accused/Appellants) versus the Attorney General’s Department (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of the voluntariness and admissibility of a confession given by the accused, particularly considering the Magistrate’s involvement in both investigation and recording of the statement. The holding confirmed that the confession had been properly recorded, the Magistrate exercised appropriate discretion under Section 127 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the confession, supported by robust circumstantial and forensic evidence, established the appellants’ guilt on charges including conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and murder. The court ther