Rathnapalake Hemashiri Subasinghe Vs Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 0077/2023-2025

In the case involving Rathnapalake Hemashiri Subasinghe (Accused-Appellant) versus the Honorable Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent), the central legal question addressed was the application of Section 333 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, as amended. Specifically, the appeal sought to credit the time spent by the appellant in pre-conviction custody towards the final sentence. The sequence of events included the appellant’s indictment in 2015, an initial conviction in 2016, the subsequent setting aside of this judgment by the Court of Appeal, and an order for a trial de novo. This re-trial resulted in a conviction on October 9, 2020, with a sentence of 12 years rigorous imprisonment, a fine, and compensation. Notably, the appellant was not afforded an opportunity to present subm