Harankaha Vidanalage Siriyawathi vs Officer in Charge, Police Station Ingiriya et al – CA PHC APN 86/22-2021

In the case between Ruwan Rupasinghe Haputantri (suspect respondent/petitioner) and the Officer in Charge, Police Station Ingiriya, along with the Attorney General’s Department and other law enforcement authorities (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether bail should be granted to a suspect charged with possession of heroin exceeding 5 grammes under exceptional circumstances. The bail application sought revision of a prior High Court order denying bail. The core legal issue concerned the procedural omission in the police report, specifically the failure to mention the exact location where the heroin was discovered. The holding determined that this omission constitutes a grave procedural irregularity, thus amounting to exceptional circumstances justifying judicial interventio