Kandasamy Meenambal v. Officer-In-Charge Police Narcotic Bureau et al. – CA PHC APN 15/2016-2016

In the case between Kandasamy Meenambal (Petitioner) and Officer-In-Charge, Police Narcotic Bureau, Colombo; Director, Narcotic Bureau, Colombo; and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed whether the Petitioner, alleging to be the wife of the 4th suspect Sundara Raj Khrishna Mogan, possessed locus standi to file a revision application seeking bail on behalf of the accused under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. It was held that the Petitioner failed to establish the requisite legal standing due to absence of proof of her relationship to the accused. The principle reaffirmed is that revision applications of this nature can only be maintained by the accused personally. Reliance was placed on statutory interpretation and relevant precedent, emphasizing pr