Thangaiah Paul Owen Kanagaraj Kadosha vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0105/2018-2024

In the case between Thangaiah Paul Owen Kanagaraj Kadosha (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Complainant/Respondent), the court addressed the legality of procedures adopted by the trial judge concerning the handling of the Government Analyst Report (GAR) and related evidentiary gaps during the prosecution of a heroin possession and trafficking charge. It was held that the trial judge’s irregular procedures, including marking the GAR as evidence without adherence to proper protocol and making unauthorized alterations to proceedings, constituted errors that undermined the fairness of the trial. The principle reaffirmed is that a trial judge must not supplement the prosecution’s case or circumvent statutory safeguards that ensure a fair trial. Reliance was placed on procedural