{"id":28886,"date":"2026-07-30T23:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28886"},"modified":"2026-07-30T23:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:26:39","slug":"charges-against-nadun-chinthaka-under-penal-code-proceedable-colombo-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28886","title":{"rendered":"Charges Against Nadun Chinthaka under Penal Code Proceedable: Colombo High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colombo High Court Judge Buddhika C. Ragala issued an order today (30) stating that there is no impediment to maintaining the charges filed under the Penal Code against five defendants, including Nadun Chinthaka alias &#8216;Harak Kata&#8217;, over allegations of conspiring to escape while under detention in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Colombo High Court also ruled that the charges brought against them under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) cannot be maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team of lawyers, including President&#8217;s Counsel U.R. de Silva and Attorney-at-Law Jaliya Samarasinghe, appeared on behalf of the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, Rakhitha Rajapakshe\u2014son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe\u2014along with former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana Organizer Charith Abeysinghe and one other individual, were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for accepting a bribe of Rs. 120 million to release the organized criminal Nadun Chinthaka alias &#8216;Harak Kata&#8217; from detention custody to a regular prison cell and protect him from being killed.<\/p>\n<div class='saic-wrapper saic-default saic-border' style='overflow: hidden;'><div class='saic-wrap-link'><a id='saic-link-28886' class='saic-link saic-icon-link saic-icon-link-true auto-load-true' href='?post_id=28886&amp;comments=0&amp;get=30&amp;order=DESC' title='0 Comments'><i class='saico-comment'><\/i><span>0<\/span> Comments<\/a><\/div><!--.saic-wrap-link--><div id='saic-wrap-commnent-28886' class='saic-wrap-comments' style='display:none;'><div id='saic-wrap-form-28886' class='saic-wrap-form saic-clearfix'><div class='saic-form-avatar'><\/div><div id='saic-container-form-28886' class='saic-container-form saic-no-login'><div id='respond-28886' class='respond clearfix'><form action='https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-comments-post.php' method='post' id='commentform-28886'><p class=\"comment-form-author saic-field-1\"><input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" aria-required=\"true\" class=\"saic-input\" placeholder=\"Name\" \/><span class=\"saic-required\">*<\/span><span class=\"saic-error-info saic-error-info-name\">Enter your name<\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-email saic-hide\"><input name=\"email\" value=\"anonymous@wordpress.com\" type=\"hidden\" class=\"saic-input\" placeholder=\"e-mail\" \/><\/p><div class=\"saic-wrap-textarea\"><textarea id=\"saic-textarea-28886\" class=\"waci_comment saic-textarea autosize-textarea\" name=\"comment\" aria-required=\"true\" placeholder=\"Write comment\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><span class=\"saic-required\">*<\/span><span class=\"saic-error-info saic-error-info-text\">2 characters minimum.<\/span><\/div><div class='saic-wrap-submit clearfix'><div class=\"saic-media-btns\"><a class=\"saic-btn-image\" href=\"?post_id=28886&amp;action=image\" title=\"Insert image\"><span class=\"saico-camera\"><\/span><\/a><a class=\"saic-btn-video\" href=\"?post_id=28886&amp;action=video\" title=\"Insert video\"><span class=\"saico-film\"><\/a><a class=\"saic-last saic-btn-link\" href=\"?post_id=28886&amp;action=url\" title=\"Insert link\"><span class=\"saico-link\"><\/a><\/div><p class='form-submit'><span class=\"saic-hide\">Do not change these fields following<\/span><input type=\"text\" class=\"saic-hide\" name=\"name\" value=\"username\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"saic-hide\" name=\"nombre\" value=\"\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"saic-hide\" name=\"form-saic\" value=\"\"><input type=\"button\" class=\"saic-form-btn saic-cancel-btn\" value=\"Cancel\"><input name='submit' id='submit-28886' value='Send' type='submit' \/><input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='28886' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><div class='saic-captcha' id='saic-captcha-28886'><span class='saic-captcha-text'><\/span><input type='text' maxlength='2' id='saic-captcha-value-28886' class='saic-captcha-value saic-input'\/><\/div><!--.saic-captcha--><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><!--.saic-container-form--><\/div><!--.saic-wrap-form--><div id='saic-comment-status-28886'  class='saic-comment-status'><\/div><ul id='saic-container-comment-28886' class='saic-container-comments saic-order-DESC ' data-order='DESC'><\/ul><div class='saic-holder-28886 saic-holder'><\/div><\/div><!--.saic-wrap-comments--><\/div><!--.saic-wrapper-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombo High Court Judge Buddhika C. 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