Vitharanage Piyasena alias Baby vs Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC APN 01/2013-2013

In the case between Vitharanage Piyasena alias Baby (accused-petitioner) and the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo (1st respondent), the court addressed whether a sentence imposed for abduction under Section 355 of the Penal Code could be set aside, revised, or reduced on medical grounds. It was held that no provision in law allows for such revision or reduction of sentence solely for medical reasons after conviction and sentencing. The principle reaffirmed is that statutory relief for sentence revision must be expressly provided and does not extend to medical circumstances arising post-sentencing. The decision relied upon the interpretation of the Penal Code and relevant criminal procedural statutes, underscoring that judicial discretion in post-conviction reli