Karunasundera Devayalage Upul Kumara vs Hon. Attorney General – SC APPEAL 34/2021-2025

This case involves an appeal against a Court of Appeal judgment affirming the conviction and death sentence of appellants for unlawful assembly and murder, under Sections 296, 355, and 32 of the Penal Code between Appellants and the State. The core issue was the adequacy of prosecution evidence for the identification of the appellants. The Supreme Court addressed whether the Court of Appeal overlooked significant flaws in the identification evidence, rendering the conviction unsafe.

Menaka Wijesundera, J. – Delivered the judgment addressing the appeal against the Court of Appeal’s affirmation of convictions and death sentences for unlawful assembly and murder under Sections 296, 355, and 32 of the Penal Code. The primary legal question concerned the adequacy of identification evidence.