IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA An application made under and in terms of Section 331 of the Criminal Procedure Code of No. 15 of 1979.

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Complainant Court of Appeal Case No:

CA-HCC 11/14 HC of Ampara Case No:

HC1472/2011 Vs.

Meragal Pedige Senarathne Accused AND NOW BETWEEN Meragal Pedige Senarathne Accused-Appellant Vs.

Hon. Attorney General.

Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. Respondent Before: Menaka Wijesundera, J.

B. Sasi Mahendran, J.

Counsel: Saliya Pieris, PC with Eshan De Zilva for the Accused-Appellant Dilan Rathnayake, SDSG for the Respondent Written 10.12.2018(by the Accused-Appellant)

Submissions: 11.01.2021(by the Respondent)

On Argued On : 17.05.2023 Decided On : 24.07.2023 Sasi Mahendran, J.

The Accused Appellant (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Accused’) was indicted in the High Court of Ampara on the following count;

That on or between the 1^st of August 2005 and the 5^th of September 2005, by producing, fraudulently or dishonestly, knowingly or has a reason to believe to be a forged document which is bearing No. 1012 to one Giripura Senerath Palihawadanage, Upali Abahayathilake who w