Rajadheera and Others vs Attorney-General – sllr 2008 volume 2 page 321

In the case between Rajadheera and others (Appellants) and the Attorney-General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the trial judge correctly applied the legal principles of common intention in convicting the appellants for the attempted murder of Dhanushka. It was held that the trial judge failed to evaluate the evidence against each appellant separately and did not properly articulate or apply the principles governing common intention. This omission was established to have resulted in a miscarriage of justice. The principle reaffirmed requires that, in cases involving common intention, courts must critically assess individual involvement and ensure that instructions or findings reflect the necessity for specific evidence of shared intent. Reliance was placed on establi