Warnakulasuriya Mariya Selvi v. The Hon. Attorney General and Officer-in-Charge – CA PHC APN 25/2021-2021

In Warnakulasuriya Mariya Selvi (in respect of Warnakulasuriya Suresh Ameerdam Fernando, the 11th suspect) v. The Hon. Attorney General and Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Chilaw, the court addressed the issue of whether the order dated 7.8.2020 of the High Court Judge of Chilaw denying or setting bail conditions should be revised under Article 138 of the Constitution and considered an application for variation of the bail conditions imposed on the petitioner. The court determined that, while the original application was for setting aside the High Court’s order, the petitioner was content with a variation of conditions, to which the Attorney General raised no objection. The High Court order was affirmed but conditions 1–8 were set aside, imposing new cash bail, surety requirements, and