The Officer-in-Charge, Police Station Homagama v. Gambadu Arachchige Thushara Rukmal De Silva and Gambadu Archchige John Pedrick De Silva – CA PHC/APN/68/2017-2021

In the case between Gambadu Arachchige Thushara Rukmal De Silva and Gambadu Archchige John Pedrick De Silva (Petitioners/Accused) and the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Homagama (Respondent/Complainant), the court addressed whether the Magistrate’s Court of Homagama possessed jurisdiction to adjudicate charges under Section 317 of the Penal Code, concerning grievous hurt by acid attack, and whether the High Court Judge erred in setting aside the original acquittal on grounds of jurisdictional overreach. The findings established that the Magistrate’s Court had proper jurisdiction under Section 317, based on Section 10 of the Criminal Procedure Code and its schedule, and the evidentiary evaluation by the Magistrate was within lawful bounds. The holding reaffirmed the principle that juris