Kurudupatabedilage Sudharshana Jayasekera vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0310/2017-2024

In the case between The Hon. Attorney General (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Kurudupatabedilage Sudharshana Jayasekera (Defendant/Appellant), the court addressed the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in securing convictions for double murder and robbery. It was held that the evidence adduced was adequate to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, with the appellate court affirming the trial findings. The court reaffirmed the principle that circumstantial evidence, when cogent and corroborated by recovered items directly linked to the accused through statutory procedures, is sufficient for conviction, provided statutory rights and procedural safeguards are respected. Reliance was placed on established local and international precedents, the Code of Criminal Procedure (Section 200(1)), and