Tikiribanda O.I.C.Police V Galagedera – sllr 1988 volume 1 page 378

In the case of Tikiri Banda (Plaintiff) v. O.I.C. Police, Galagedera (Defendant), the court addressed whether the available evidence, including testimonies from the bus conductor and other witnesses, established that the accused—an elected Member of Parliament—voluntarily caused simple hurt under Penal Code s.314. The appellate review arose from conflicting accounts on the identity of the assailant and whether the accused personally committed the assault or only procured it. The initial conviction was challenged based on the omission of critical evidence and inconsistencies in witness testimony. It was held that the exclusion of evidence, particularly the bus conductor’s account suggesting the accused may have only procured rather than committed the assault, gave rise to serious doubt on t