Maddepolage Nanda Malani Perera v. Officer-in-Charge Police Narcotics Bureau – CA PHC APN 50/2015-2015

In the case between Maddepolage Nanda Malani Perera and The Officer-in-Charge, Police Narcotics Bureau, the court addressed whether revisionary jurisdiction should be exercised to grant bail to a suspect remanded on serious drug trafficking charges after the High Court refused bail due to no “exceptional circumstances.” It was held that the absence of exceptional circumstances, procedural deficiencies, and the Petitioner’s failure to provide material disclosures precluded the grant of bail, reaffirming the principle that bail for offences under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act is accessible only in limited, exceptional cases. Reliance was placed on statutory requirements and relevant case law, reinforcing the rigorous threshold for revisionary intervention in bail applications in