W.J.A. Pradeep Kumara Perera vs Hon. Attorney General – CA NO.106/2011-2013

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Respondent) and W.J.A. Pradeep Kumara Perera (Appellant), the court addressed whether the appellant’s appeal against his conviction and sentence should be withdrawn, and clarified the commencement date for the sentence’s implementation. It was held that the application to withdraw the appeal was allowed, the conviction and sentence were affirmed, and the appeal was dismissed. The court determined that the sentence should run from the date of conviction, given the agreement by both parties that the appellant was not on bail following conviction. This outcome reaffirms the principle that, upon withdrawal of appeal, the sentence may commence from the date of original conviction unless otherwise ordered.