JUDGMENT

P. Kumararatnam, J.

The above-named Accused-Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Appellant) was indicted by the Attorney General in the High Court of Colombo under Sections 54(A) (b) and 54(A) (d) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 for Trafficking and Possession of 3.15 grams of Heroin (diacetylmorphine) on 20^th January 2011.

After trial, the Appellant was found guilty on both counts and the Learned High Court Judge of Colombo has imposed life imprisonment on the both counts on 11/07/2018.

Being aggrieved by the aforesaid conviction and sentence the Appellant preferred this appeal to this court.

The Appellant has intimated through the Prison Authority that she wants to be present in this Court in person for the hearing. Before the commencement of the argument, when this Court inquired from the Appellant via Zoom Platform regarding her earlier request, the Appellant had given her consent to argue this matter in her absence due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Hence, argument was taken up in her absence but was connected vis Zoom platform from prison.

On behalf of the Appellant the following Grounds of Appeal are raised.

1. The eviden