Daraniyagalage Samaranayake Peris Sisira Jayawardane vs The Attorney General – CA N0.287/2009-2013

In Daraniyagalage Samaranayake Peris Sisira Jayawardane (Accused-Appellant) v. The Attorney General, the court examined whether the accused-appellant’s conviction for possession of 4.4 grams of heroin and the sentence of life imprisonment were justified under Sri Lankan law. The findings established that the appellant’s admissions and surrounding evidence indicated possession for personal use and supported a conviction for a quantity less than one gram. The holding set aside the original conviction and sentence, substituting a conviction for possession of less than one gram of heroin, with a sentence of four years rigorous imprisonment. The decision reaffirmed the principle that appropriate sentence and conviction must be strictly aligned with the proven facts and statutory requirements, r