Director General of Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption vs. Maldeniyage Don Upali Gunarathne Perera, Hewa Rajage Wasantha Wimalaweera, Upali Senarath Wickramasinghe, Sudeera Parakrama Jinadasa – CPA 85/2022-2022

In the case between the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption (Plaintiff) and Maldeniyage Don Upali Gunarathne Perera, Sudeera Parakrama Jinadasa, and others (Defendants), the court addressed the validity of an indictment issued under the CIABOC Act, focusing on whether the indictment was defective due to the alleged absence of a written directive from the Commission. The matter also centered on appropriate procedural forums for contesting such indictments and the applicability of sections 11 and 12 of the CIABOC Act. It was held that the absence of an additional written directive did not invalidate the indictment, and that objections on this ground must be brought before the Supreme Court via writ proceedings. The revision application was accordingly dismissed and the High Court