H. Kumaradasa Alias Raja et al. vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA 116-118/2012-2014

In the case between H. Kumaradasa Alias Raja, H.A. Dharmasena, H. Jinasena (and others) as the appellants and the Hon. Attorney General as the respondent, the court addressed whether the sentences imposed by the High Court on the accused appellants were appropriate, particularly considering the injuries they sustained at the time of the incident. It was determined that although the circumstances warranted a reduction in sentence for certain appellants, the remainder of the sentences should stand. The holding established that the sentences of rigorous imprisonment for the 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 11th, and 12th appellants were reduced from 12 years to 10 years on count 2 of the indictment, while all other orders remained unaffected. The principle reaffirmed was that, despite the existence of mitigat