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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against arson convictions, quashing the convictions and setting aside the sentences after finding the evidence insufficient.
Conviction and sentence of 4 years imprisonment upheld as prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt; compensation quashed due to lack of strict proof of actual loss.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a conviction for reckless and negligent acts, set aside a four-year sentence, and ordered the appellant's release.
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the respondent set fire to the appellant's crops, and the defence of alibi was not disproved by the appellant. The lower courts properly evaluated the evidence and their findings should not be disturbed.
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The High Court allowed an appeal against a district court conviction for burning trees, holding the evidence was insufficient and the court relied on extraneous matters.
The trial court's failure to properly enter conviction was not fatal and is curable under section 388 of the CPA; the sentence imposed was incorrect and must be substituted with the statutory minimum; the prosecution proved the offence of arson beyond reasonable doubt based on circumstantial evidence.
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High Court restored a Primary Court conviction for setting fire to crops, holding the court had jurisdiction and that the District Court erred in overturning it.
The High Court restored a primary court conviction for setting fire to crops, finding the first appellate court wrongly quashed it despite strong eyewitness evidence.
The prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt through credible eyewitness testimony and admitted exhibits; contradictions were minor and did not affect the substance; defence evidence, including alibi and alleged insanity, was considered and found insufficient; insanity defence was not properly raised according to legal procedure.
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The Court of Appeal partly allowed a criminal appeal, quashing three convictions for insufficient identification and reducing the others’ life sentences to 15 years.
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