Wickrama Arachchi Athukoralage Asantha Udayakara vs. Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya, Inspector General of Police and others – CA/WRIT/725/24-2025

In the case between Wickrama Arachchi Athukoralage Asantha Udayakara (Petitioner) and Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya, Inspector General of Police, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner was entitled to writs of Certiorari, Mandamus, and Prohibition in respect of criminal proceedings initiated following an allegation of rape. It was held that the grounds for such writ relief were not established and that the petitioner’s application should be dismissed. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that mere initiation of process or police report does not justify the quashing of inquiry or prevention of prosecutorial action unless clear jurisdictional or procedural errors are demonstrated. The decision relied on relevant statutory provisions and precedents regar