Kandambige Somawathie vs Honourable Attorney General – CA PHC APN 50/2014-2014

In the case between Kandambige Somawathie (petitioner) and Honourable Attorney General (respondent), with Basnayakage Gunarathne alias Fidala as the accused-appellant-respondent, the court addressed whether the petitioner was entitled to issuance of notice and the securing of bail for the accused pending appeal. It was held that the application for bail was without merit as no exceptional circumstances were established. The court reaffirmed the principle that bail pending appeal must be grounded upon the demonstration of exceptional circumstances, consistent with established legal standards. The decision emphasized the appropriate application of legal requirements by the High Court Judge regarding bail in such matters and clarified that mere application alone, without requisite grounds, is