Ramanathan Arumugam Thondaman M.P. vs Suppiah Sathasivam – CA PHC 78/09-2016

In the case between Suppiah Sathasivam (Complainant-Respondent-Appellant) and Ramanathan Arumugam Thondaman M.P. (1st Accused-Petitioner-Respondent), the court addressed whether the Court of Appeal is precluded from entertaining an application to set aside a judgment of the Provincial High Court of Kandy, particularly when such judgment was delivered in revisionary rather than appellate jurisdiction, and whether an appeal against an acquittal requires Attorney General’s sanction. It was held that the Court of Appeal is not precluded from hearing the appeal when the High Court’s decision was made in revisionary jurisdiction, and the requirement for Attorney General’s sanction under Section 318 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act does not apply to appeals from the High Court to the Court o