Balasuriya Arachchige Ranjan Somasinghe vs. Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption – CPA/2/21-2022

In the case between Balasuriya Arachchige Ranjan Somasinghe (accused-petitioner) and Kanishka Wijeratne (Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption) and others, the Court of Appeal addressed whether the accused-petitioner demonstrated prima facie exceptional circumstances to justify the issuance of notice to the respondents in revisionary proceedings. The application concerned the interpretation of section 11 of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Act and the applicability of the Supreme Court’s decision in Anoma Polwatte v Jayawickrema to indictments before the High Court. It was held that the petitioner failed to establish exceptional circumstances, and the application was dismissed without notice. The judgment reaffirm