The Hon. Attorney General Vs. Ginthota-Hewawitharanalage Priyanka and others – CA PHC APN 64/2013-2017

In the case between The Officer in Charge, Marine Unit, Crime Investigation Department, Colombo-1 (Petitioner) and Ginthota-Hewawitharanalage Priyanka, LokuBaduge Jayaratne, and the Officer in Charge, Marine Unit, Crime Investigation Department (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of the High Court’s order dated 19.03.2013 granting bail to the 2nd Respondent in connection with alleged violations of the Immigration and Emigration Act. It was held that the circumstances of the case established a basis for the exercise of revisionary jurisdiction, as the High Court’s order was found to be based on a misinterpretation of section 45(3) of the applicable Act and did not warrant the grant of bail on the alleged procedural irregularities. The court reaffirmed that mere production before