Wanniarachchilage Desmon Marks Wanigasekera Vs. Hon. Attorney General and others – CA PHC 194/2015-2015

In Police OIC, Thalangama Police v. Wanniarachchilage Desmon Marks Wanigasekera, the court addressed the issue of whether appellate or revisionary relief could be granted to allow concurrent or suspended sentences for an accused convicted and sentenced in separate cases for distinct offences at different times. The holding established that, under Section 300 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979, sentences imposed in separate cases for unrelated offences must run consecutively, absent statutory or exceptional circumstances. It was determined that neither the advanced age of the accused nor prior periods of incarceration constituted a sufficient basis for departing from the statutory requirement, especially in light of a substantial history of convictions. Reliance was place