Athuluwage Chaminda Pushpakumar vs. Mohan Wijerathane, Officer-in-Charge, Financial Crimes Investigation Unit – CA WRIT NO.83/2023-2023

In the case between Athuluwage Chaminda Pushpakumar (Petitioner) and Mohan Wijerathane (Officer-in-Charge, Financial Crimes Investigation Unit, CID) and the Attorney-General, the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner may be arrested based on the “B” report filed in connection with Case No. B2676/2015 and whether interim relief pending final determination is warranted. It was held that, given the lack of strong evidence implicating the Petitioner in the alleged misappropriation and considering the risks of irreparable harm, the Petitioner is entitled to interim relief on specified prayers. The decision reaffirmed that credible information, not mere suspicion, is essential to justify actions such as arrest, drawing on established legal principles related to reasonable suspicion