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/0024/22 COMPLAINANT Vs.

High Court of Colombo Case No. HC 461/2001 Hemantha Pushpa Kumara alias Kurumbapitiyalage Hemantha Pushpalal ACCUSED AND NOW BETWEEN Hemantha Pushpa Kumara alias Kurumbapitiyalage Hemantha Pushpalal ACCUSED-APPELLANT Vs.

The Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 RESPONDENT Before : Sampath B. Abayakoon, J.

: P. Kumararatnam, J.

Counsel : Kasun Liyanage for the Accused Appellant : Anoopa De Silva, DSG for the Respondent Argued on : 02-05-2023 Written Submissions : 22-12-2022 (By the Accused-Appellant)

: 27-04-2023 (By the Respondent)

Decided on : 12-06-2023 Sampath B. Abayakoon, J.

The accused appellant (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) was indicted before the High Court of Colombo on 8 counts of criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation for committing offences punishable in terms of s