Umma Yekeena Samsudeen vs Officer in Charge, Police Narcotic Bureau – SC SPL LA 244/2024-2025

In the matter of Umma Yekeena Samsudeen (Petitioner) vs. Officer in Charge, Police Narcotic Bureau, Colombo 01 & Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of detention and the procedure for challenging it. The court held that while a potential contravention of Section 115(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act was acknowledged, the forwarding of an indictment presented an avenue for the Petitioner to face trial. It was determined that issues of illegal detention could be addressed through fundamental rights jurisdiction under Article 126 of the Constitution. Magistrates were reminded of their obligation to adhere to statutory provisions concerning personal liberty. Leave to appeal was refused, with a directive for the expeditious commencement of trial. This de