Woman fined Rs. 1,000 for filming father giving evidence before court

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By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, Feb. 24 (Daily Mirror) - Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today imposed a fine of Rs. 1,000 on a female suspect who pleaded guilty to video recording on her mobile phone, her father giving evidence from the dock when he appeared before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court in connection with a case.

The Keselwatta Police informed court that the woman had been seated in the open court of the Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court No. 2 when she recorded a video of her father while he was giving evidence from the dock in relation to a case.

Investigators further stated that a police officer attached to the court, who witnessed the incident, took the suspect into custody along with the mobile phone and referred her to the court police post, following which the Keselwatta Police filed charges against her.

Appearing for the suspect, counsel submitted that his client had recorded the video out of ignorance and was prepared to plead guilty to the offence. Thereafter, the Magistrate imposed the fine of Rs. 1,000 on the suspect.

Court also warned the woman to refrain from committing such illegal acts in the future and ordered her to delete the said video from her phone.

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5G Tuesday, 24 February 2026 09:38 PM

Can phones be taken into courts other than lawyers??

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roobarbie Wednesday, 25 February 2026 05:13 AM

The fault lies with the undisciplined people, regardless of their roles, not the phone's. Regretfully, there are too many monkeys about carrying cut throat razors in the form of high tech equipment.

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Darcey Tuesday, 24 February 2026 10:28 PM

1000 Rs

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Gune Wednesday, 25 February 2026 02:59 AM

Rs 1,000? A big amount? These days you can't even have a bun and a tea for that price.

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Nimal Wednesday, 25 February 2026 04:37 AM

The fines by our courts are negligible and doesn't send a message of deterrence. The Government needs to review all fines such as speeding fines, drink driving fines, littering fines etc and ensure it actually hurts the pocket. Also, it would be a good revenue generator for the Government. Approach the Singaporean Government for details on their model.

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