K.M.Ariyapala vs. Hon Attorney General – CA HC/294/2013-2013

In the case between K.M. Ariyapala (Appellant) and the Hon Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether four sentences of 5 years’ rigorous imprisonment imposed on the Appellant should be served consecutively or concurrently, particularly following the Appellant’s withdrawal of an appeal against conviction but request for concurrent sentences. It was held that sentences imposed on all four counts would be affirmed but ordered to run concurrently from the date of conviction, without alteration of fines or the default penalty conditions. The decision reaffirmed the principle that consolidation of sentences may be ordered in appropriate circumstances, emphasizing judicial discretion in determining execution of sentences under relevant sentencing statutes.

S. Thurairaja, P. C, J