Watagala Gamaralalage Yasawathie and Pathirage Dammika Wanshalatha vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 0355-357/2018-2023

In the matter of Watagala Gamaralalage Yasawathie and Pathirage Dammika Wanshalatha versus the Hon. Attorney General, the court examined an application for revision under Article 138 of the Constitution relating to the sentencing of the petitioner, initially a witness in the main case. The central issue considered was whether the petitioner’s consecutive 1-year rigorous imprisonment sentences should be reduced and suspended. It was held that the sentences be amended to 6 months each and suspended for 5 years, emphasizing the principle that sentencing discretion must be exercised judiciously in light of the facts and with consideration of non-objection from the prosecution. The decision relied on relevant constitutional provisions, highlighting the court’s authority to revise sentences in s