Jayanetti Koralalage Rajitha Prasanna Jayanetti vs. H.H. Harischandra et al. – SC FR NO. 121/2011-2011

In the case between Jayanetti Koralalage Rajitha Prasanna (the petitioner) and several police officers, government officials, and Pinnawalage Chandrasena (the 6th Respondent), the court addressed whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Articles 12(1) and 13(1) of the Constitution were violated through an arrest that arose from a business transaction dispute involving scrap rubber. The dispute centered on whether the matter was criminal or merely civil in nature. It was held that the petitioner’s rights were violated due to the wrongful arrest, improper conversion of a civil dispute into criminal proceedings, and the lack of legal basis for the deprivation of liberty. The court reaffirmed the principle that law enforcement and public officials are accountable for misuse of process