Thuduhenage Indrani Vs. The Hon. Attorney general – CA PHC APN 48/2016-2016

In the case between Thuduhenage Indrani (petitioner, mother of the accused) and The Hon. Attorney General (respondent), the court considered whether the petitioner had locus standi to file a revision application on behalf of her son challenging the High Court’s order refusing bail. The application of Sections 14, 16, and 17 of the Bail Act was examined in relation to the right to bail and who may bring a revision. It was determined that established legal authority does not recognize the standing of a parent to file such applications on behalf of an accused adult, and the revision application was dismissed with costs. The decision reaffirmed the principle that only the person aggrieved, in this context the accused himself, may maintain a revision application of this nature, referencing appe