Officer in Charge Police Station Narammala v. W.R.P. Krishantha Wijenayake et al – BAIL/75/2022-2022

In the case between the Petitioner (on behalf of the suspects) and the Officer in Charge, Police Station Narammala with the Attorney General representing the State, the court addressed the issue of whether bail can be granted under the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act when the legal threshold requires demonstrating “exceptional circumstances.” The determination centered on the interpretation of “exceptional circumstances” as applied to the specific facts, where the suspect was accused of threatening a member of parliament in proceedings before the Magistrates Court. After considering the respondents’ objections concerning ongoing investigations, it was held that bail could be permitted subject to suitable conditions. This decision reaffirmed the principle