Diyagy Arachchige Abeyratne Perera vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 0121/2022-2023

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General’s Department (representing the state) and Diyagy Arachchige Abeyratne Perera, the court addressed the issue of whether the sentence imposed on the accused should be modified upon appeal, where the conviction itself was not contested. It was held that the imposed sentence was appropriate, with 07 years’ imprisonment for each of the two charges, the terms to run concurrently from 18.05.2022, and the remainder of the sentence left unchanged. The appeal against the sentence was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that appellate intervention in sentencing is warranted only upon clear error or manifest injustice. Reference was made to established precedent regarding appellate discretion over sentences, underscoring the importance of judicial restrai