Kalanchidewage Suresh Nandana vs Hon. Attorney General – SC APPEAL NO.14/2019-2024

The case between The Hon. Attorney General and The 3rd Accused concerned the sufficiency of both direct and circumstantial evidence to sustain convictions for attempted murder and multiple murders. The issues examined included whether a shared criminal intention could be inferred from the accused’s mere presence with a weapon during a coordinated attack and the proper application of evidentiary presumptions under Section 114 of the Evidence Ordinance. It was determined that the cumulative evidence, comprising eyewitness testimony, medical reports, and factual circumstances, justified imputation of liability through common intention, thereby upholding the convictions and sentences.

Achala Wengappuli, J. — It was determined that the detailed review of the evidence confirmed that the