Teckla Nishanthi Dissanayaka vs The Officer-in-charge – CA PHC APN: 17/13-2013

The case between Teckla Nishanthi Dissanayaka (petitioner) and The Officer-in-charge, Police Station, Marawilla, with the Hon. Attorney General as a respondent, addressed the issue of withdrawal of a bail application in High Court Bail Chilaw Case No — 38/2011. It was determined that, following the High Court’s grant of bail to the accused, the petitioner’s application was rendered moot. The petition was accordingly permitted to be withdrawn and was dismissed without costs. No substantive dispute or legal principle was resolved, as the relief sought was no longer necessary.

A.W.A. Salam J. — The findings established that, upon the petitioner’s counsel moving to withdraw the application after bail was granted to the accused by the High Court, withdrawal of the petition was permitted. The