Ranasinhage Ravindra vs IP Liyanadura Saman Sri Pathmalal De Silva – CA/RII/04/2025-2025

In the case between the Accused/Petitioners (Ranasinhage Ravindra, Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Hemal Bandara Tennakoon, Nalin Rangana Jayalath, Ranasinghe Archchillage Nihal Prasad Ranasinghe) and the Respondents (including IP Liyanadura Saman Sri Pathmalal De Silva and the Attorney General), the court addressed the issue of whether reinstatement orders—based on affidavits with procedural defects and alleged false averments—should be quashed under the provisions of restitutio in integrum. The Petitioners challenged the validity of orders that reversed a discharge, citing misapplication of legal standards, particularly regarding the acceptance of flawed affidavits under Section 188 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Evaluation of statutory provisions and relevant case law established that mere tec