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, read with Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Court of Appeal No: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka CA/HCC/0022/18 COMPLAINANT Vs.

High Court of Kuliyapitiya 1. Meragal Pedilage Saman Kumara Case No: HC/164/2012 2. Meragal Pedilage Sanjeewa Pushpa Kumara alias Kirala

3. Karuna Pedige Wijaya Kumarasinghe alias Samange Bappa

4. Rankoth Pedige Dinesh Madhushanka alias Pengutta ACCUSED AND NOW BETWEEN The Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 COMPLAINANT-APPELLANT Vs.

1. Meragal Pedilage Saman Kumara

2. Meragal Pedilage Sanjeewa Pushpa Kumara alias Kirala

3. Karuna Pedige Wijaya Kumarasinghe alias Samange Bappa

4. Rankoth Pedige Dinesh Madhushanka alias Pengutta ACCUSED-RESPONDENTS Before : Sampath B. Abayakoon, J.

: P. Kumararatnam, J.

Counsel : Haripriya Jayasundare, ASG, P.C. with Maheshika Silva, DSG for the Hon. Attorney General : Naveen Maha Arachchige for the Accused-

Respondent Argued on : 14-02-2023 Written Submissions : 27-09-2022