Dilshan Daniella Arumugam v. The Attorney General and The Officer-in-Charge, Police Narcotics Bureau – CA BAIL/0118/22-2023

In the case between the Complainant, MC Negombo, and the Respondents, including the Attorney General’s Department and the Officer-in-Charge, Police Narcotics Bureau, the court addressed whether bail should be granted to the 2nd Suspect, Arumugam Yohan Samuel, under Section 83(2) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No. 41 of 2022, particularly considering the exceptional circumstances clause. The application centered on the discovery of a commercial quantity of heroin (1.3239 kilograms) transported by the first suspect and the alleged indirect involvement of the second suspect, whose connection was established primarily through familial association and circumstantial evidence. The court held that the seriousness of the charge, the significant quantity of contraband, an