IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Appeal in terms of section 331 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979.

Court of Appeal No: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka CA/HCC/0328/2015 COMPLAINANT CA (Criminal) L.A. No. 7/2015 Vs.

High Court of Trincomalee Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Susantha Case No: HCT/459/11 Nimal Gunathilaka ACCUSED AND NOW Lokubaduge Dinesha Sanjeewani No. 159D, 4th Post, Kandu Road, Trincomalee.

AGGRIEVED PARTY-PETITIONER Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Susantha Nimal Gunathilaka ACCUSED-RESPONDENT Vs.

The Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12.

COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT AND NOW BETWEEN Lokubaduge Dinesha Sanjeewani No. 159D, 4th Post, Kandu Road, Trincomalee.

AGGRIEVED PARTY-PETITIONER-

APPELLANT Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Susantha Nimal Gunathilaka ACCUSED-RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT Vs.

The Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12.

COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT-

RESPONDENT Before : Sampath B. Abayakoon, J.

: P. Kumararatnam, J.

Counsel : Anil Silva, P.C. with Amaan Bandara for the Appellant : Anuja Premaratna, P.C. with Nayana Dissanayake, Aviska Jayawardana, Natasha de