Hennayaka Mudiyanselage Neela Hemanthi vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara – CA BAL/15/2022-2022

In the case between Hennayaka Mudiyanselage Neela Hemanthi (Petitioner) and the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara, and others (Respondents), the court examined the issue of bail under Section 10(1)(A) of the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 4 of 2015. It was concluded that bail should be granted to the 5th suspect-respondent, Jasenthu Kankanamge Nishan Kumara, in light of the Attorney General’s absence of objection, the remand period already served, the completion of evidence in the substantive matter, and the lack of an issued indictment. The ruling reaffirmed that the grant of bail is discretionary, subject to statutory parameters, and anchored upon the conditions presented in similar circumstances. The decision was grounded in statutory int