Paligasinghe Manamperi Jayantha and Amarakoonge Supun vs. Attorney General – CA CASE NO: 309-310/18-2023

In the case between the Attorney General’s Department (representing the State) and appellants Paligasinghe Manamperi Jayantha and Amarakoonge Supun, the appellate court addressed the issue of whether the trial judge’s judgment on the possession and trafficking charges relating to 122.68 grams of heroin was legally and evidentially sound. It was determined that the conviction for possession was properly grounded in robust evidentiary support, and the appellate review found that the acquittal on the trafficking charge was unfounded, given the circumstances and legal precedents distinguishing personal use from commercial trafficking. This decision reaffirmed the principle that robust and credible evidence, even with minor or typographical discrepancies, is sufficient for conviction, and chain