Thushara Sanjeewa Vitharana et al. vs Hon. Attorney General – CA/HCC/0037-041/2024-2024

In the case between the Attorney General and the accused-appellants including a group of five individuals, the court addressed the issue of whether sentences imposed for multiple related offences arising from a single incident should run consecutively or concurrently. It was held that, given all charges resulted from one transaction, sentences should be served concurrently rather than consecutively, reaffirming the principle that where multiple offences derive from a single incident, the court has discretion to order concurrent sentences. This decision relied on the Penal Code, Offences Against Public Property Act, Antiquities Ordinance, and relevant case law. The judgment emphasized that fairness in sentencing requires consideration of the factual matrix, and administrative directions wer