Illandarage Wasantha vs Hon. Attorney General – HC 1468/2000-2017

In the case between Illandarage Wasantha, Mahanamagam Geeganage Piyadasa alias Baale, Panawala Ralalage Sarath Bandara (Petitioners/Accused) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the High Court’s order, compelling the accused to present their defence under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, should be revised or set aside through revisionary jurisdiction. It was held that there were no grounds for revision at this stage and emphasized that challenges related to the legality, propriety, or rationality of the order could be properly ventilated by way of appeal after conviction. The court reaffirmed the principle that revisionary powers should not be exercised when the complaints about the High Court’s proceedings can be addressed through the a