Jasenthu Kankanamge Mdhushika Priyadarshani vs Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara – CA BAL/14/2022-2022

The case between Jasenthu Kankanamge Mdhushika Priyadarshani (petitioner on behalf of Maliduwa Mahadurage Supun Buddhika) and the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara, and the Hon. Attorney General, concerned the grant of bail to the suspect under Section 10(1)(A) of the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 4 of 2015. The court determined that bail should be granted, referencing the absence of opposition from the Attorney General, the duration of remand custody, the completion of evidence in the substantive matter, and the lack of an indictment. The decision reaffirmed judicial discretion in bail applications where prosecution objections are absent and all statutory and situational considerations are satisfied. The ruling outlined specific bail terms