Don Wickramasinghelage Chandraratne Jayasekara and Rotambamge Saman Kumara v. Hon. Attorney General – CA APPEAL NO. 171-172/2007-2007

In the case between Don Wickramasinghelage Chandraratne Jayasekara and Rotambamge Saman Kumara (Accused-Appellants) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the 16-year sentence for attempted murder was excessive, considering the circumstances and nature of the injury inflicted. The holding established that, while the seriousness of the act warranted significant punishment, the original sentence should be reduced to 14 years’ rigorous imprisonment, with all other conditions remaining unchanged. The principle reaffirmed is that sentencing must proportionately reflect not only the gravity of the offence but also the mitigating factors present, including the specific injury caused and absence of premeditation, as anchored in established sentencing policy and rel