Kamburawala Kankanamlage Dhammika Sudarshanie Vs. Officer in Charge, Police Station, Meegoda and others – CA BAL/20/2020-2020

In the case between Kamburawala Kankanamlage Dhammika Sudarshanie (Petitioner) and Officer in Charge, Police Station, Meegoda & Others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner, remanded for allegedly threatening a witness to withdraw a complaint, had established “exceptional circumstances” under Section 10(1)(a) of the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 04 of 2015, warranting the grant of bail. It was held that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient evidence to meet this threshold, particularly regarding medical grounds and family circumstances. The decision reaffirmed that only truly exceptional circumstances justify bail under the Act at the pre-trial stage, referencing both statutory requirements and relevant judicia