Dompage Don Nidarshana Randima vs Hon. Attorney General – CA NO.163/2011-2013

In the case between Dompage Don Nidarshana Randima (Appellant/Accused) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the appropriate sentencing for conviction on charges of possessing and trafficking 1.68 grams of heroin. The appeal challenged the severity of consecutive sentences totaling 40 years’ rigorous imprisonment as excessive for the quantity involved. It was held that the original consecutive sentences were disproportionate, and the court ordered that sentences for each count be reduced and run concurrently. The principle affirmed is that sentence severity must be proportionate to the circumstances, with due consideration for the quantity of narcotics. The decision relied on sentencing proportionality and the weighing of mitigating factors, underscoring that puni