Maldeniyage Don Upali Gunarathne Perera vs. Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption – CPA/77/22-2022

In the case between the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and Maldeniyage Don Upali Gunarathne Perera along with Sudeera Parackrama Jinadasa, the court addressed whether the Attorney General may act as advocate for CIABOC in prosecutions under the Bribery Act, with specific focus on the interpretation of Section 13 of the CIABOC Act and related statutes. The court held that the petitioners demonstrated prima facie exceptional circumstances sufficient to warrant the issuance of formal notice in the revision application, reaffirming the procedural principle that revisionary intervention at the notice stage is justified where exceptional grounds are clearly shown. Reliance was placed on statutory interpretation and judicial precedent concerning exceptiona