Nugegoda Additional Magistrate Sanjaya Lakmal Jayasinghe yesterday (Oct. 28) decided to sentence the accused, Chinese acupuncture practitioner Prasad Deshapriya, on Nov. 20 in connection with 04 cases filed against him over alleged fraud involving dishonoured cheques worth Rs. 47.6 million issued to a businessman. Deshapriya had been found guilty in 02 cases relating to the issuance of dishonoured cheques amounting to Rs. 40 million. He had also pleaded guilty to 02 other cases filed against him over alleged fraud involving dishonoured cheques worth Rs. 7.6 million. Accordingly, the Additional Magistrate decided that the accused, Prasad Deshapriya Vitharana, a resident of No. 14, Gregory Road, Colombo 7, would be sentenced on Nov. 20 in relation to all 04 cases involving the Chinese acupuncture clinic at No. 144, Dutugemunu Mawatha, Kalubowila.
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