Galwathurage Ranjith Kumarasiri vs Hon. Attorney General – CA NO. 114/09-2013

In the case between Galwathurage Ranjith Kumarasiri (Appellant) and Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the accused-appellant’s appeal against conviction and sentence should be pursued further and determined the appropriate effective date for implementing the sentence. It was held that, with the appellant seeking withdrawal of the appeal and no objection from the State, the appeal should be dismissed and the sentence implemented from the date of conviction. The decision reaffirmed the principle that where a convicted person has not been released on bail post-conviction, the sentence is to be served from the date of conviction, in line with established sentencing practices. This outcome reinforced procedural fairness and the correct application of sentencing comm