Sayyidu Ali Abdul Satthar v. Hon. Attorney General, The Officer in Charge, and Abdul Satthar Fowzul Ahamed – CA BAIL 51/22-2022

In Sayyidu Ali Abdul Satthar (on behalf of Abdul Satthar Fowzul Ahamed) v. Hon. Attorney General and others, the court considered whether Abdul Satthar Fowzul Ahamed was entitled to bail under the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act, No. 04 of 2015. The proceedings arose from an alleged threat to a complainant during the latter’s testimony in a related matter. Concerns over delayed arrest were raised, with law enforcement attributing the delay to the accused’s absconding while the defense cited false incarceration. Upon examining the rights protected by the Act for both victims/witnesses and accused individuals, it was held that bail was justified, provided stringent conditions ensured non-interference with the complainant. The decision reiterated the Act’s b