Rupathunga v. Attorney General And Another – sllr 2009 volume 1 page 170

In Rupathunga v. Attorney General and Another, the court examined whether the High Court’s decision to cancel bail complied with the procedural requirements set out in Sections 14 and 15 of the Bail Act. The impugned cancellation, prompted by a State application alleging commission of further offences by the accused while on bail, was ordered without providing the mandatory reasons. The findings established that the High Court’s order relied on factors extraneous to the statutory framework and failed to give the accused an opportunity to show cause prior to revoking bail. Upholding procedural fairness, it was held that the cancellation was arbitrary and unjust, contravening legal requirements. Relief was granted in the form of setting aside the High Court’s order and directing re-release o