Mohamed Jauffer Irshad Rumy vs The Director General Commissioner to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption – CA /PHC/ APN 0133/23-2024

In the case between Mohamed Jauffer Irshad Rumy alias Rumy Jauffer (accused-petitioner) and the Director General/Commissioner to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption alongside Hewa Gunaratne Bashvara Senaka alias Bashvara Senaka Gunaratne (respondents), the court addressed the legality and jurisdiction of an indictment under the Bribery Act, particularly in view of the possible retrospective application of the Bribery (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 2018. The sequence of events involved the accused-petitioner raising preliminary objections related to the investigation process and the constitutional limits of the Bribery Commission’s authority, which were dismissed by the High Court without adequate consideration. The court held that dismissal of these objections without sufficient s