Doloswala Batahenage Sunil G Pushpa Kumara vs. Officer in Charge Police Station Kalawana and others – CA BAL/049/2022-2022

In the case between Doloswala Batahenage Sunil G Pushpa Kumara Kadumeeriya Waddagala (suspect-petitioner) and the Officer in Charge, Police Station Kalawana, and the Hon. Attorney General (respondents), the court examined whether bail may be granted under the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 04 of 2015 to a suspect brought before the Magistrate. The court held that, in accordance with statutory and case law, bail can be granted only under exceptional circumstances, with particular reference to the mental health of the suspect as an asserted exception. The decision was guided by statutory interpretation and precedential standards governing remand and bail for suspects under this Act, underscoring the consideration that continued detention must conform w