Haputhanthri Gamage Don Nilantha Dias Kariyaewasam v. The Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC/APN 35/2016-2016

In the case between Haputhanthri Gamage Don Nilantha Dias Kariyaewasam (Accused Petitioner) and The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the issue concerned the applicability of the Bail Act to an accused person remanded under the Offences Against Public Property Act (OAPPA) when the value in question exceeded Rs. 25,000, and whether prolonged remand entitled the petitioner to bail. The court held that the general bail provisions of the Bail Act do not apply in such circumstances unless exceptional grounds are shown. The findings relied on the interaction between the Bail Act and the OAPPA, underscoring that remand is justified for submitting forged medical documents and attempting to mislead the court. Direction was given to expedite the main trial, and the application for bail was dismiss