Murugesu Murugathash vs The Attorney General – CPA/63/2023-2023

In the case between Murugesu Murugathash (Accused-Appellant/Petitioner) and the Attorney General’s Department (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether bail pending appeal should be granted based on alleged exceptional circumstances. The court held that the grounds presented—including medical condition, caretaker responsibilities, business considerations, family obligations, and the absence of prior convictions—did not constitute exceptional circumstances sufficient to warrant bail pending appeal. This decision reaffirmed the principle that only circumstances truly out of the ordinary, beyond the normal hardships associated with conviction, will justify such relief. Reliance was placed upon Articles 138 and 139 of the Constitution, section 333(3) of the Code of Criminal Proced