Satharasinghe Arachchige Don Sarath Wimalaweera vs Hon. Attorney General – C A PHC APN 13/2013-2014

In the case between Hon. Attorney General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Satharasinghe Aratchchige Don Sarath Wimalaweera (Accused-Petitioner), the court addressed whether the revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under Article 138 of the Constitution could be invoked to revisit sentences of the High Court, particularly where the accused had not availed of the ordinary appellate procedure and was required to show exceptional circumstances. It was held that the mere assertion of excessive or consecutive sentencing did not establish exceptional circumstances warranting revision, and that the sentences imposed were neither illegal nor unreasonable. The principle reaffirmed is that revision is an extraordinary remedy and will not substitu