Jayasinghage Tharindu Prasad Jayasinghe vs Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/0015/2021-2023

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (represented by the Hon. Attorney General) and Jayasinghage Tharindu Prasad Jayasinghe, the Court of Appeal addressed the issue of sentence variation following convictions under Section 365 and Section 345 of the Penal Code. The appeal was restricted to contesting the severity of the sentence imposed by the High Court of Panadura, with no dispute on the convictions themselves. It was concluded that the sentence for the first charge would be reduced from 15 to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, with the fines and compensation maintaining their original quantum, while the sentences on the remaining two charges would remain unchanged. All sentences were ordered to run concurrently from the date of conviction. The principle was