Saruwa Liyanage Sunil vs. Hon. Attorney General – CPA/32/2021-2022

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General (Complainant–Respondent) and Saruwa Liyanage Sunil (Accused–Petitioner–Petitioner), the issue concerned the maintainability of a revision application challenging the High Court of Colombo’s order dated 06/01/2021, specifically the refusal of bail pending appeal. The core questions addressed included whether the petitioner had adequately explained the failure to pursue an appeal before applying for revision, and whether the circumstances justified the exercise of revisionary jurisdiction. It was determined that, despite the absence of an explanation for bypassing the appellate route, the alleged illegality in the High Court’s decision warranted consideration. The preliminary objection to maintainability was overruled, and the revision applicatio