Udage Kamkanamge Harsha Maduranga Udage vs. Officer in Charge, Computer Crimes Investigation Unit, Kandy Unit & Hon. Attorney General – CA BAIL 53/21-2022

In the case of Udage Kankanamge Harsha Maduranga Udage v. Officer in Charge, Computer Crimes Investigation Unit, Kandy Police Station & Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed whether the suspect was entitled to be released on bail under Section 10(1) of the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 04 of 2015. The court held that the requirements for bail under this statute necessitate the existence of “exceptional circumstances,” which had not been demonstrated by the applicant. The legal principle reaffirmed was that, under special statutes such as the Act, the grant of bail is a matter for cautious judicial discretion, triggered only in substantive, case-based circumstances. Reference was made to relevant precedents, including Queen v Liyanage and Ramu T