Eladuwa Pedrick Appuhamilage Niroshani Anjula Wijenayaka vs. Office -In-Charge Motor Traffic Division Police Station, Kurunegala – CA MCR 05/25 -2025

The case between Eladuwa Pedrick Appuhamilage Niroshani Anjula Wijenayaka Meepitiyawatta Dodamgaslanda (petitioner) and Office-In-Charge Motor Traffic Division Police Station, Kurunegala; Edirisinghe Mudiyanselage Pradeep Lanka Edirisinghe (accused); and the Honourable Attorney General, addressed the legality of bail revocation and related procedural safeguards. The court examined whether the cancellation of a bail order by the Magistrate conformed with Section 14 of the Bail Act No. 30 of 1997 and standards governing remand procedures. It was held that the cancellation of bail was executed without due process or grant of opportunity to show cause, violating statutory requirements and judicial precedent. This decision reaffirmed the necessity of strict compliance with statutory safeguards