Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption v. Nihal Pushpa Kumara Nawarathne Yatawarage – CA PHC APN/90/2015-2017

In the case between the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, Colombo 07 (Party A) and Nihal Pushpa Kumara Nawarathne Yatawarage (Party B), the court addressed whether the High Court Judge had erred in acquitting the accused on all counts of bribery and corruption. It was held that the acquittal by the High Court was justified, and no legal or factual error requiring intervention in revision had been established. This decision reaffirmed the principle that the prosecution bears the burden of proving criminal charges beyond reasonable doubt, and any benefit of doubt must accrue to the accused. Reliance was placed on established criminal law standards and appellate procedure, emphasizing the restraint required in revisional interventions absent manifest error or mis