IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an appeal in terms of Section 331(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 read with Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Court of Appeal Case No.

CA/HCC/0169/2015 Complainant High Court of Embilipitiya Case No. HCE/17/2007 Vs.

Kankanamage Jagathchandra Wijesinghe.

Accused AND NOW BETWEEN Kankanamage Jagathchandra Wijesinghe.

Accused-Appellant Vs.

Hon. Attorney – General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. Respondent BEFORE : MENAKA WIJESUNDERA, J K.M.G.H. KULATUNGA, J COUNSEL : J.P. Gamage with Theekshana Ranaweera for the Accused-Appellant.

Disna Warnakula, DSG for the Respondent.

ARGUED ON : 30.09.2024 DECIDED ON : 10.10.2024 K.M.G.H. KULATUNGA, J.

When this matter was taken up for argument on 30.09.2024, the Attorney-at-Law for the appellant, Mr. J.P. Gamage informed court that he would limit this appeal to the sentence and will not persue with the appeal against conviction. Accordingly, the appeal against the conviction was abandoned. The appeal against the sentence will be considere