Samson Atygala v. Attorney General – sllr 1986 volume 1 page 390

In the case between Samson Atygala (Plaintiff) and the Attorney-General (Defendant), the court examined the admissibility of evidentiary statements procured from the accused, particularly focusing on statements not documented as mandated by sections 27 and 91 of the Evidence Ordinance, and sections 70(3) and 110(1) of criminal procedure law. The issue considered was whether the accused, having presented voluntarily at the police station, should be regarded as in police custody for statutory purposes, and the legal consequences following the non-production of certified copies of recorded statements (P6 and P7). It was held that the absence of such certified documents rendered the evidence inadmissible. The conviction was quashed with an order for a trial de novo, underscoring strict adheren