Warshakoon Mudiyanselage Wasantha Jagath Kumara vs The Attorney General – CA HCC/151/2022-2023

In the case between Warshakoon Mudiyanselage Wasantha Jagath Kumara (Accused–Appellant) and the Attorney General’s Department of Colombo 12 (Respondent), the court addressed the sufficiency and credibility of evidence in convicting the Accused of heroin possession and trafficking. The holding affirmed that the prosecution’s evidence, including consistent and credible testimonies of multiple witnesses and the established chain of custody, met the requisite evidentiary standard for conviction. The principle reaffirmed is the thorough application of the test of probability to evaluate witness credibility and the reliability of alternative defenses offered by the Accused. Reliance was placed on legal standards for evaluating criminal evidence and judicial precedents governing the burden of pro