Vitharana v. The State – sllr 1992 volume 1 page 367

In the case of Vitharana (the accused/appellant) versus The State, the court addressed the evidentiary requirements to establish the charge of giving false evidence under Section 190 of the Penal Code, as read with Section 448 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It was determined that a conviction cannot be sustained if the appropriate extracts of the court records are not properly marked and produced in evidence before the Jury, as reliance on witness opinion regarding court records is insufficient. The holding reaffirmed that evidentiary integrity is a fundamental aspect of a fair trial, emphasizing that the actual records must be submitted to allow a direct comparison of allegedly contradictory testimonies. The conviction was set aside due to this procedural defect, underscoring the necessi