Jayalath Pedige Suranga Nalin Dilruksha vs. Attorney General – CA CPA 70/2022-2025

In the matter of Jayalath Pedige Suranga Nalin Dilruksha and the Attorney General, the court addressed a revisionary application seeking to reduce a sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The key legal issue was whether exceptional circumstances were demonstrated or if the impugned order ‘shocks the conscience of court’ to warrant the invocation of revisionary jurisdiction. It was held that no such circumstances were present, and the application was dismissed, reaffirming that revisionary jurisdiction is a discretionary remedy invoked only under exceptional conditions. This decision relied on precedents such as *Wijesinghe V. Tharmaratnam* and *Bank of Ceylon Vs Kaleel and others*, emphasizing the requirement for exceptional grounds and timely filing.

B. Sasi Mahendran,