IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRETIC 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.

Court of Appeal No: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka CA/HCC/0376/2017 COMPLAINANT Vs.

High Court of Kegalle K. K. Dinesh Thilina Dhanushka Case No: HC/1941/2003 Ariyarathne alias Senavi ACCUSED AND NOW BETWEEN K. K. Dinesh Thilina Dhanushka Ariyarathne alias Senavi ACCUSED-APPELLANT Vs.

The Attorney General Attorney General’s Department Colombo 12 RESPONDENT Before : Sampath B Abayakoon, J.

: P. Kumararatnam, J.

Counsel : Sahan Kulathunga for Accused Appellant : Janaka Bandara, S.S.C. for the Respondent Argued on : 22-02-022 Written Submissions : 05-09-2018 (By the Accused-Appellant)

: 15-02-2019 (By the Respondent)

Decided on : 31-03-2022 Sampath B Abayakoon, J.

This is an appeal by the accused appellant (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) on being aggrieved by the conviction and the sentence imposed on him by the learned High Court Judge of Kegalle.

The appellant was indicted before the High Court of K