Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara v. Nandani Sellahewage – CA PHC/APN/89/20-2022

In the case between Nandani Sellahewage (Petitioner) and Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara, with the Attorney General and others as respondents, the court addressed the legality of orders made under Section 81 of the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the requirement of security bonds to maintain peace during a land dispute. It was held that imposing indefinite, excessively high security bonds violated statutory requirements, and that the High Court’s dismissal of the revision application solely on the ground of delay was erroneous. The ruling reaffirmed that preventive orders under Section 81 CPC must specify a maximum duration of two years and reasonable amounts, emphasizing that jurisdictional violations cannot be overlooked on technical grounds. Reference was made to the statut