Wijesinghe Mudiyanselage Rohana Samansiri vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/30-31/2017-2024

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, representing the Attorney General’s Department (Complainant–Respondent), and Wijesinghe Mudiyanselage Rohana Samansiri and Munasinghe Appuhamilage Aruna Priyanjith (Accused–Appellants), the court addressed the sufficiency of evidence in a charge of murder, considering whether the prosecution had established its case beyond reasonable doubt. The issue concerned the credibility and reliability of eyewitness and forensic evidence, discrepancies in witness testimony, and the viability of the accused’s alibi. It was held that minor discrepancies in testimony do not undermine overall credibility when considered in the context of the entire case. Relying on established principles around the evaluation of circumstantial and direct evidence, the convic