Samudra Pedige Nadeesha Hansani vs. Officer in Charge, Police Narcotics Bureau, Colombo 01 & Hon. Attorney General – CA CPA/0004/22-2021

In the case between Samudra Pedige Nadeesha Hansani Wimalasena (Petitioner) and The Officer in Charge, Police Narcotics Bureau, Colombo 01, and Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the High Court’s refusal to grant bail in a narcotics-related offense could be challenged by revision under Article 138 of the Constitution. During appellate proceedings, an application to withdraw the bail revision petition was made by the petitioner’s counsel. The court permitted this withdrawal, thereby terminating the appellate revision application and leaving the original bail refusal undisturbed. The determination reinforced the principle that appellate courts may allow withdrawal of applications upon request and that such withdrawal bars further substantive conside