A.M.Nazar. vs. Hon Attorney General – CA HC/73/2014-2017

In the case between A.M. Nazar (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the Accused-Appellant’s appeal could be withdrawn, confirmed the legal validity of the sentence in view of the Penal Code amendment (22 of 1995), and determined the commencement date of the sentence. It was established that the withdrawal of the appeal was permissible as there was no objection from either party, the incident in question occurred prior to the relevant Penal Code amendment, thereby validating the sentence, and the sentence should commence from the date of conviction. The court reaffirmed the procedural principle that appeals may be withdrawn with the concurrence of both parties and clarified the proper commencement of sentence in accordance