Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption vs. Amudamana Arachchige Nimal Rohana Somawardhana and Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Karunathilake – CA CASE NO. HCC – 85/21-2022

In the case between the Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, and Amudamana Arachchige Nimal Rohana Somawardhana and Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Karunathilake, the appellate court addressed whether the Director General has the legal authority to prefer a leave to appeal application against an acquittal under the CIABOC Act and relevant statutes, and whether such application requires Attorney General’s sanction. The court determined that there is no statutory requirement for the Attorney General’s sanction in these circumstances and affirmed the right of the Director General to appeal an acquittal under both the Code of Criminal Procedure Act and the CIABOC Act. Relevant statutory interpretation clarified that a judgment includes both acquittals and