Tiran P.C. Alles vs Mr. N.K. Illangakoon et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 171/15-2015

In the case between Tiran P.C. Alles (Plaintiff) and several police officers including Inspector General of Police N.K. Illangakoon, Superintendent of Police Mevan Silva, Inspector M.D.C.P. Gunatilleke, Assistant Superintendent Ruwan Gunasekera, and the Attorney General (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed whether the plaintiff’s imminent arrest, allegedly undertaken on political and mala fide grounds, would violate constitutional safeguards under Articles 12 and 13. It was determined that law enforcement must base any arrest on reasonable evidence, ensuring procedural propriety and judicial scrutiny to prevent arbitrary or capricious deprivation of liberty. The findings established that, based on the documentary evidence and affidavits, there were insufficient grounds for arrest,