Nadeera Ruwanthi vs The Attorney General – CA PHC APN/48-2021-2023

In the case between the 1st Respondent-Petitioner (Petitioner) and the 2nd Suspect-Accused-Respondent (Defendant), the court addressed whether prolonged remand and delay in filing the indictment constitute “exceptional circumstances” justifying revision of a bail order under Section 83 of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act. The Petitioner contested the High Court’s order granting bail to the Defendant, arguing that the protracted remand should not qualify as an exceptional circumstance in light of the seriousness of the narcotics charges. After reviewing the relevant statutory framework, evidentiary material, and case law, the revision application was dismissed, affirming that extended remand alone does not justify altering a judicial bail determination. The decision reaffirmed the