Shantha Gallage vs Hon. Attorney General – CA NO. 329/2007-2013

In the case between Shantha Gallage and the Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of the appellant’s request to withdraw an appeal and for the sentence to be implemented from the date of conviction. It was determined that the appeal should be dismissed upon the appellant’s request to withdraw, and further, that the sentence was to be calculated from the conviction date since the appellant was not released on bail post-conviction. The decision reaffirmed that, where an accused has not been released on bail after conviction, the sentence may be directed to run from the date of conviction when withdrawal of appeal is granted. Reliance was placed on the admissions by both parties and the absence of objection from the prosecution, underscoring that the post-conviction bail status