Officer in Charge Police Station Piliyandala v. Lansage Nirmal and Lansage Basil – CA PHC APN 20/2016-2016

In the case between Lansage Basil (petitioner/father of the accused) and the Officer in Charge, Police Station Piliyandala, with the Attorney General as a party, the court examined whether the petitioner, as the father of the accused Lansage Nirmal, possessed legal standing (locus standi) to file a revision application seeking bail for the accused. The proceedings arose from the High Court’s refusal to grant bail on charges of trafficking and possessing 3.89 grams of heroin. The State raised a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the application, asserting that locus standi is limited to the accused himself unless there is clear statutory provision or written authorization. It was held that the petitioner had no legal standing in these circumstances, reaffirming the principle th