Sujatha Nimali Thilakahetti vs Officer in Charge, Criminal Investigations Department – CA PHC APN 95/2013-2014

In Sujatha Nimali Thilakahetti v. Officer in Charge, Criminal Investigations Department and Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the lawfulness of the continued remand of a suspect exceeding the statutory maximum period of two years. The court determined that remanding the suspect for over two years and five months was unlawful under the applicable legal framework, particularly where the State conceded that such extended remand was not authorized. The revision application for bail was accepted, and the immediate grant of bail was directed, affirming the principle that no person should be detained on remand beyond the statutory time limitation. This decision relied on statutory provisions regulating maximum periods of remand and underscored that continued detention in contravention of