Sivarasa Jeewanyan vs Hon. Attorney General – CA NO. 43/2011-2013

The case between Sivarasa Jeewanyan (Appellant) and Hon. Attorney General (Respondent) addressed the issue of whether the appellant’s appeal against conviction and sentence should proceed or be withdrawn, and the effective date for the commencement of sentence implementation upon withdrawal. It was held that the application to withdraw the appeal was permitted with no objection, and the sentence must be implemented from the date ordained by the High Court judge. This outcome reaffirmed the procedural principle that, upon voluntary withdrawal of criminal appeals, the original sentencing order regains effect as of the date specified by the trial court, subject to the accused not having been released on bail. The decision applied established appellate procedures relating to the finality of co