IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Appeal under and in terms of Article 138(1) of The Constitution read together with Section 11(1) of the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 and with Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979.

Court of Appeal No: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

CA/HCC/03/2022 COMPLAINANT Vs.

High Court of Negombo 1. Ponweera Arachchige Don Susil Case No: HC/138/14 Nishantha

2. Randeni Arachchige Don Sameera Madhusanka

3. Sanmugaraja Wijendran Shanika Dilshan ACCUSED AND NOW BETWEEN Randeni Arachchige Don Sameera Madhusanka

2nd ACCUSED-APPELLANT Vs.

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

COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT Before : Sampath B. Abayakoon, J.

: P. Kumararatnam, J.

Counsel : Neranjan Jayasinghe for the Accused-Appellant : Dishna Warnakula, D.S.G. for the Respondent Argued on : 10-05-2024 Written Submissions : 09-05-2022 (By the Accused-Appellant)

: 10-01-2023 (By the Complainant-Respondent)

Decided on : 17-07-2024 Sampath B. Abayakoon, J.

Three accused persons were indicted before the High Court of Negombo for committing the