Liyanagamage Lahiru Kithsiri Kumara vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC REV.APPN NO.21/2015-2015

In the case between Liyanagamage Lahiru Kithsiri Kumara (Accused-Petitioner) and The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the sentence imposed by the High Court of Kalutara for possession and trafficking of cannabis sativa should be revised due to alleged disparity and exceptional circumstances. It was held that the revision application was defective in procedure, lacked exceptional circumstances, and did not warrant the exercise of revisionary jurisdiction. The court reaffirmed that discretionary revisionary powers may only be exercised where no alternative remedy exists or in the presence of exceptional circumstances, as established by relevant statutes and case law. The court further held that although the original sentence exceeded the maximum al