Lansage Basil vs. Officer in Charge Police Station Piliyandala – CA PHC APN : 20/16-2022

In the case between Lansage Basil (Accused-Petitioner-Appellant) and the Officer in Charge, Police Station, Piliyandala (Complainant-Respondent), with the Hon. Attorney General also being a respondent, the court addressed whether the application for revision seeking bail should continue after the accused-petitioner had been granted bail by the High Court in earlier proceedings. It was held that, in light of the applicant’s bail already being granted by the High Court and the failure of the petitioner to appear before the Court of Appeal upon notification after remittal from the Supreme Court, there was no basis to proceed further. The principle reaffirmed is that judicial applications become purposeless where the substantive relief sought has already been achieved and the moving party does