Mohamed Azhar Ahnan Ahamed vs. Mr. Manjula et al – CA BAL/42/2022-2022

In the case between M.J.F. Sumaiya (Attorney for Mohamed Azhar Ahnan Ahamed) and Sub Inspector Mr. Manjula along with other officers of Welamboda Police Station, the Counter-Terrorism & Investigation Division, Inspector General of Police, and the Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether a suspect detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) and not indicted or brought to trial after more than three years is entitled to be released on bail pursuant to the amended Section 15B of the PTA. The court held that continued incarceration without indictment or commencement of trial beyond twelve months, as provided under Section 15B, was legally unjustified and ordered release of the suspect on bail subject to strict conditions. This holding reaffirme