W.N.L.K.Fernando v. Police Inspector Ranjith et al. – SC F.R.APPLICATION NO.612/09-2016

In the case between W.N.L.K. Fernando (petitioner) and several police officers, proprietors, and the Attorney General’s Department (respondents), the court addressed allegations concerning unlawful arrest, assault, and violation of fundamental rights under Articles 11 and 13(1) of the Constitution. The findings established that while the arrest of the petitioner was lawful in the course of a police investigation, the petitioner had suffered injuries attributable to assault by officers during custody, substantiated by an independent medico-legal report. It was held that these actions constituted a violation of Article 11, reaffirming the principle that freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment is constitutionally protected. Reliance was placed on constitutional standar