Daundage Nadeesha Dilshani vs Officer-in-Charge, The Crimes Prevention Division – CA PHC APN 95/2021-2021

In Daundage Nadeesha Dilshani v. Officer-in-Charge, Crimes Prevention Division, Mihindu Mawatha, Colombo and Others, the court addressed the issue of whether the second suspect, detained for possession of heroin, should be granted bail under the “exceptional circumstances” requirement of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act. It was determined that, pursuant to relevant statute and established precedent (including Carder v OIC Narcotic Bureau), the circumstances advanced did not meet the required threshold for “exceptional circumstances.” The application to revise the High Court order refusing bail was dismissed, reaffirming that bail in such matters is restricted and may only be granted in genuinely exceptional situations, thereby reinforcing the rigorous standard imposed by the gove