M. M. Chaminda Ravindra vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 358/2017-2025

In the matter of M. M. Chaminda Ravindra vs The Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the issues of the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence, the admissibility of evidence under Section 32(2) of the Evidence Ordinance, and the reliability of presumptive evidence of recent unexplained possession under Section 114 of the Evidence Ordinance. The High Court of Galle had convicted the appellant for murder under Section 296 and robbery under Section 380 of the Penal Code, sentencing the appellant to death for murder and 10 years rigorous imprisonment for robbery. The court held that critical contradictions in prosecution witness testimonies regarding the timing of the appellant’s arrest and the recovery of stolen jewelry undermined the credibility of the prosecution’s case and the reliabi