Warnakulasooriya Maximas Sunil Roy Thisera vs Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC APN 157/2011-2011

In the case between Warnakulasooriya Maximas Sunil Roy Thisera Illanthiyaadina (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether bail should be granted to a suspect charged with possession of 15Kg of heroin, with an additional pending charge relating to possession of 22Kg of heroin. It was determined that bail ought to be refused given the grave nature of the allegations and the seriousness of the charges. The decision reaffirmed the principle that bail is not automatic in cases involving severe narcotic offences, particularly when multiple serious charges are present. Reliance was placed on the strict statutory framework governing bail in such cases, underscoring that judicial discretion must be exercised cautiously where the public interest