Arumuganadan Sirinadan vs. Hon. Attorney General, Anthony Agusdeen, Sabharatnam Wasanthan – CA HCC 0177/2022-2023

In the case between Arumuganadan Sirinadan (Petitioner-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General, Anthony Agusdeen, and Sabharatnam Wasanthan (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner-Appellant could withdraw an appeal under Section 54 A (d) and (b) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. It was held that the application for withdrawal of the appeal was permitted, reaffirming the principle that appellants are entitled to withdraw their appeals with leave of the court in accordance with established procedure. This decision relied on statutory provisions governing criminal appeals, emphasizing that a party’s procedural rights must be respected when a valid withdrawal request is made to the court.

Menaka Wijesundera J. — Upon the submission of the