Don Gamage Rupasinghe vs Officer-In-Charge, Miscellaneous Complaints Division, Monaragala Police Station – CA CPA/0026/24-2024

In the case between the Officer-In-Charge, Miscellaneous Complaints Division at Monaragala Police Station, and The Hon. Attorney General (representing the State) (Party A) versus Don Gamage Rupasinghe (Party B), the court examined whether the conviction and enhanced sentence imposed on the accused were rendered in breach of natural justice, owing to the failure to afford an opportunity to be heard before increasing the sentence. The matter also concerned the adequacy and integrity of trial evidence, marked by inconsistencies and a lack of corroboration. It was ultimately held that both the conviction and sentence were procedurally irregular and unsupported by satisfactory evidence, necessitating exercise of revisionary jurisdiction under Article 138 of the Constitution. The appellate court