Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsConviction or acquittal no bar to any civil action
| 49. The alleged commission of a crime or offence or the conviction or acquittal of any person of a crime or offence, shall not be a bar to a civil action for damages against such person at the instance of any person who may have suffered any injury, or who may allege that he has suffered any injury, from or by reason of the commission of any such crime or offence. |