Weligamage Priyantha Botheju Vs Nawaratnaraja Krishnaruban and others – CA PHC APN 05/2017-2022

In the case between Weligamage Priyantha Botheju (petitioner) and Jesuthasan Robinson (first respondent), alongside other respondents, the court addressed the validity of lower court decisions relating to the release of an impugned vehicle. The matter concerned the propriety of the Magistrate’s and High Court’s orders authorizing the release, in the context of allegations of fraudulent transfer and contested property rights. It was held that the lower courts had acted correctly and within their discretion under section 431 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The revision application filed under Article 138 of the Constitution was dismissed, with the principle reaffirmed that judicial intervention is unwarranted in the absence of manifest error or a miscarriage of justice. The decision refer