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: The Hon. Attorney General, CA/HCC/0360/2018 Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12.

COMPLAINANT Vs.

High Court of Kegalle 1. Kankanamalage Dumith Chandana Case No: 2607/2007 Dharmasena

2. Hetti Kankanamalage Kapila Mohan Wickramanayake

3. Nishshanka Pedige Jayathissa alias N.P.

4. Babaradeniya Aacharige Nishshanka Senarathne

5. Nishshanka Arachchilage Dharshana Shamika Prasad Ariyarathne

6. Weerasinghe Bandarage Indika Weerasinghe

7. Yatala Pallewala Gedara Mahesh Chaminda Suraweera

8. Garagodage Kokila Premalal Jayarathne alias Upali

9. Senanayakage Indika Ruwan ACCUSED AND NOW BETWEEN Senanayakage Indika Ruwan ACCUSED-APPELLANT Vs.

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

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

: P. Kumararatnam, J.

Counsel : Saliya Pieris, P.C. with Pasindu Thilakarathna and Nisal Hennadige for the Accused-Appellant : Dishna Warnakula, D.S.G. for the Respondent Argued on : 09-08-2024 Written Submissions : 02-10-2019 (By the Accuse