Lenaduwa Alias Lenawa Lokuge Susantha Indralal v. The Hon. Attorney General – CA NO. 161/2013-2013

In the case between Lenaduwa Alias Lenawa Lokuge Susantha Indralal (Defendant-Appellant) and The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed matters concerning the accused-appellant’s withdrawal of appeal, the backdating of sentence implementation, and the correction of imprisonment terms imposed for non-payment of fines and compensation. The court held that, upon withdrawal of appeal by the accused-appellant, the sentences for imprisonment in lieu of fine and compensation under Count No. 2 were to be amended to 2 years rigorous imprisonment each, with all sentences to run from the date of conviction (13.06.2013). The holding reaffirmed the proper application of Section 359 of the Criminal Procedure Code in relation to commencement of sentence and statutory limits for substitut