W.B.S.Randeera vs Hon Attorney General – CA HC/68/2016-2017

In the case between W.B.S. Randeera (Petitioner/Accused-Appellant) and the Hon Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the accused-appellant’s appeal against conviction should proceed or be withdrawn, and from what date the sentence upon conviction should be reckoned, considering continuous remand since conviction. It was determined that the accused-appellant’s express withdrawal of appeal, confirmed personally and through counsel, warranted dismissal of the appeal, with the sentence to be reckoned from the date of conviction. The principles underpinning commencement of sentence from the date of conviction when the accused is under continuous remand were reaffirmed. This decision underscored that, upon formal withdrawal of appeal and concession by the State, the accused’