Imiyawage Shantha Sanjeewa Perera vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA HC/253/2007-2007

In the case between Imiyawage Shantha Sanjeewa Perera (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether sentences imposed under two counts of Section 364(2)(e) of the Penal Code (as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995) should run concurrently or consecutively. It was determined that, although the sentences were originally ordered to run consecutively, the effective sentence should be reduced to run concurrently, thereby reducing the total period of imprisonment from 20 years to 10 years. The conviction and sentence were otherwise affirmed. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that concurrent sentences are appropriate in cases arising from related facts or transactions unless circumstances warrant otherwise. The decision referenced section 364