IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Application for Bail under and in terms of Section 83(2) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance No. 17 of 1929 as amended by Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No.

41 of 2022.

Mira Mohideen Nawazdeen, 42/30, Dollar Rosa Road, Court of Appeal Case No. Pallansena South, Kochchikade.

CA/BAL/0365/2024 Petitioner Magistrate Court of Negombo Vs.

Case No. M 72771

1. Officer-in-Charge, Vice Prevention Unit, Head Quarters Police Station, Negombo.

2. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. Respondent AND Nawazdeen Mohomed Zakir.

Suspect-Respondent BEFORE : P. KUMARARATNAM, J.

K.M.G.H. KULATUNGA, J.

COUNSEL: Punarji D. Karunasena for the Petitioner.

Wishwa Wijesuriya, SC for the Respondents.

INQUIRY ON: 27.02.2025 DECIDED ON: 02.04.2025 K.M.G.H. KULATUNGA, J.

ORDER

1. This application for bail is made under Section 83(2) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance seeking bail for the suspect, Nawazdeen Mohomed Zakir. It is alleged that the suspect was arrested on 02.08.2023 with 26.04 grammes of Methamphetamine. The exceptional circumstance relied upo