Mohamed Saleem Mohamed Safreen vs. The Attorney General – CA HCC 174/24-2025

Mohamed Saleem Mohamed Safreen vs. The Attorney General – the case concerned the conviction of the Accused-Appellant for murder and the subsequent death sentence. Key issues included the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence, the rejection of the accused’s dock statement, the evaluation of a dying declaration, and the admissibility of recovered items under Section 27 of the Evidence Ordinance. The High Court convicted the appellant, relying on a dying declaration and the recovery of a knife. The Court of Appeal reviewed the legal principles of dying declarations and circumstantial evidence, noting inconsistencies in witness testimony and insufficient connection between the recovered item and the accused. The appeal was allowed, and the conviction and sentence were quashed.

B. Sasi Mahe