Imihami Mudiyanselage Ranil Priyantha vs Director-General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption – CA/HCC/84-85/2018-2024

In the case between the Director-General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (Complainant-Respondent) and Imihami Mudiyanselage Ranil Priyantha and Kankanamge Thilakarathne (Accused-Appellants), the court addressed whether the bribery charges against the appellants were proved beyond reasonable doubt, the appropriate evaluation of prosecution and defence evidence, as well as the propriety of the sentencing imposed. It was held that the evidence, considered as a whole, lawfully established the appellants’ guilt, but the sentencing should be calibrated by enforcing concurrency, thereby reducing the total duration. This outcome reaffirmed the principle that minor discrepancies in witness testimonies do not undermine overall credibility when the core of the evidence