Y%S ,xld udkj ysñlï fldñiu úiska nkaOkd.dr ms<sn| isÿ l< wOHhkhla
hqla;s iy.; iy idOdrK úh hq;= h' ta wkqj" tjeks /|jqï ld,hla wêlrK wëËKh iy jßka
jr isÿ lrkakd jQ wêlrK iudf,dapkhg ,la fkdùu fya;=fjka" w;awvx.=fõ isáh§ /|úhd
nrm;< j kqiqÿiq f,i ie,lSfï wjodkug ,la úh yels h' tfuka u ßudkaâ Ndrfha isáh §
kS;s ksfhdacs;hl= iy mjqf,a idudcslhska iu`. ikaksfõokh lsÍfï ud¾.hla fkdue;s j wirK
;;a…hl isákq we;' ú;a;slrefjl= kvq úNd.hg fmr /|jqï Ndrfha ;nd .ekSfï wjYH;dj
ms<sn| iajdëk ;lafiarejla isÿ lsÍfï jeo.;alu tjeks isoaëka u`.ska wjOdrKh lrhs'
ßudkaâ Ndrfha È.a.eiaiqKq ld,hla isàfï n,mEu kdkdúO fõ' ksoyi wúksYaÑ; j wysñ ùfï
m%uqL;u n,mEu jkafka mqoa.,hd iy mjq, u; we;s jk ydks lr YdÍßl iy ufkda úoHd;aul
n,mEu" mqoa.,hdg iy mjq,g cSjfkdamdhh wysñ ùu" ÿr neyer cSj;a jk mjqf,a idudcslhska
iu`. iïnJOlï fkdue;s ùu" hk fïjd h' ;j o fïjdhska nkaOkd.dr fomd¾;fïka;=j u`.ska
imhkq fkd,nk mqoa.,sl ikSmdrËl ksIamdok jeks mqoa.,sl m%;smdokj,g m%fõYh flfrys
we;s yelshdjg n,mEï lsÍu iy ffk;sl .dia;= tl;= ùu iy tys m%;sM,hla f,i mk; hgf;a
isák /|úhkaf.a mjqf,a idudcslhskaf.a cSjfkdamdh u; n,mEï we;s lsÍu isÿ fõ' fm!oa.,sl
foafmd< iy j;alï wysñ ùu iy nyqúO wj;eka ùï fya;=fjka ikakoaO .egqfï § fndfyda
mjq,aj, cSjk ;;a…h meyeÈ,s j f,i wvq ù ;snqKq w;r" mk; hgf;a isák fndfyda /|úfhda
jir .Kkdjla ;siafia kS;s ksfhdackh i|yd uqo,a úhmeyeoï lsÍfï §" úfYaIfhka Tjqka mjqf,a
m%d:ñl Wmhkakka jQ ikao¾Nhla ;=< uqyqK ÿka wr., m%ldY lr isáhy'
7'3'
kvq úNd.j, § mdfmdÉpdrK ms<s.; yels nj
;%ia;jdoh je<elaùfï mkf;a 16 jk j.ka;sh m%ldY lrkq ,nkafka mdfmdÉpdrKhla ms<s.;
fkdyels njg Tmamq lsÍfï Ndrh r|d mj;skafka th wod< fkdjk nj ;rfha m%ldY lrk mqoa.,hd
u; nj hs' tneúka" ;¾ck lsÍu hgf;a mdfmdÉpdrKhla lsÍug n, lrk ,o njg ú;a;slrefjl=
fpdaokd lrkafka kï" ú;a;slre úiska ;¾ckh lsÍu Tmamq l< hq;= hs' fuh foaYSh ffk;sl rduqjg
mgyeks h' tys §" kvq kS;sfhka ;yjqre lrk mßÈ" pQÈ;hd úiska lrk ,o mdfmdÉpdrKhla
iafõÉPdfjka l< nj Tmamq lsÍfï Ndrh we;af;a23 meñKs,a, u; h24.
by; i|yka l< mßos" ú;a;slre j oeä jO ysxidjg iy kqiqÿiq f,i ie,lSug hg;a lsÍfuka
miq" wkHhka iu`. ikaksfõokh ;ykï lrk ,o mßmd,kuh /|jqï ld,h ;=< mdfmdÉpdrK
,nd f.k we;' tjeks mdfmdÉpdrKj, j,x.=Ndjh ms<sn| j jrolrejl= jQ kj ue.iska ßudkaâ
nkaOkd.drh ;=< /|úfhla m%Yak lf<a fï whqßks:
“Tjqka wm j wêlrKhg f.khkafka wmg fpdaokd lrk woyiska' úksiqrejrhd
mjd okakjd wfma fpdaokdj i;H fkdjk nj' ;%ia;jdoh je<elaùfï mk; hgf;a
isák ish¨ u /|úhka" wms iEu flfkl= u" mdfmdÉpdrKhla ,nd ÿkakd jkafka
fldfydu o@ th tfyu jkafka fldfydu o@ tys lsis ;¾ldkql+,Ndjhla keye' th
wi;H nj iEu flfkla u okakjd'”
Evidence Ordinance No. 14 of 1895, s 24 ‘A confession made by an accused person is irrelevant in a criminal
proceeding if the making of the confession appears to the court to have been caused by any inducement, threat,
or promise having reference to the charge against the accused person, proceeding from a person in authority, or
proceeding from another person in the presence of a person in authority and with his sanction, and which inducement,
threat or promise is sufficient in the opinion of the court to give the accused person grounds, which would appear to
him reasonable, for supposing that by making it he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in
reference to the proceedings against him.’
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The Queen v Rev. H. Gnanaseeha Thero and 21 Others (1968) S. C. 66/67 (Western Circuit) – M.C. Colombo,
34638/A.
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