Gona Pinuwala Witharanage Danushka Nadeera de Silva alias Baba v. The Officer in Charge, Vice Prevention Unit, Police Station, Dambulla & The Attorney General – CA PHC/0085/17-2022

In the case between Gona Pinuwala Witharanage Danushka Nadeera de Silva alias Baba (Accused-Petitioner-Appellant) and The Officer in Charge, Vice Prevention Unit, Police Station Dambulla and The Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether a petitioner who previously disclaimed interest in a confiscated vehicle related to cannabis offences remained an aggrieved party entitled to seek revision of the confiscation order. It was determined that the petitioner, having expressly indicated no claim over the vehicle during the magisterial inquiry, lacked standing to seek such revision. The principles reaffirmed include the need for proper party constitution in revision applications and recognition of estoppel in matters involving prior disclaimers. The decision referre