Thuppahi Mudalige Ramith vs The Attorney General – CA PHC APN/0002/24-2024

In the case between Thuppahi Mudalige Ramith (Petitioner) and the Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the cancellation of bail and the imposition of additional remand orders infringed upon the Petitioner’s fundamental right to the presumption of innocence and contravened the Bail Act (Act No. 30 of 1997). The court held that the revision application seeking to challenge the remand and bail cancellation was not justified at this juncture, reaffirming the principle that bail cancellations and remand orders must comply with statutory requirements and constitutional safeguards but may be upheld when supported by the evidentiary and procedural record. This decision relied on relevant statutory provisions, specifically Sections 14 and 15 of the Bail Act, empha