Upali Sarathchandra & Others v. Republic Of Sri Lanka – sllr 2005 volume 2 page 267

In the case between Upali Sarathchandra & Others (representing the accused’s estate interests) and the Republic of Sri Lanka, the court addressed criminal charges of murder under the Penal Code, with related questions arising under the Criminal Procedure Code. The appellate review centered on the credibility of a single 12-year-old eyewitness, the sufficiency of the accused’s evidence, and the compliance of trial proceedings with statutory requirements. It was held that the eyewitness’s testimony, corroborated by medical and police evidence, was credible and sufficient for conviction, and that procedural obligations under the relevant sections of the Criminal Procedure Code had been adequately met or any irregularity cured by statute. This reaffirmed the principle that the quality, not the