Sadayan Kanapathi Sandrakala Kadithalamulla v. Mohammed Saththas Issathul Sareena – SC APPEAL 162/15-2021

In the case between Sadayan Kanapathi Sandrakala Kadithalamulla (Appellant) and Mohammed Saththas Issathul Sareena (Respondent), the court addressed whether the filing of a false theft complaint by the Appellant, resulting in the Respondent’s arrest and ensuing harm, amounts to actionable injuria due to malicious intent. The decision established that a civil action for damages is maintainable notwithstanding that the related criminal proceedings had not reached finality at the time of instituting the civil suit. The holding reaffirmed the principle that a malicious and unfounded criminal allegation causing impairment to personality, dignity, or reputation is actionable under actio injuriarum. Reliance was placed on documentary and testimonial inconsistencies and legal precedent on maliciou