Arshan Rajinikanth v. Officer in Charge Bulathsinhala Police Station – SC FR 194/2012-2012

Brief
In the case between Arshan Rajinikanth Mirishena Watte (Petitioner) and police officials including the Officer in Charge of Bulathsinhala Police Station and the Inspector General of Police (Respondents), the issue concerned alleged violations of the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Articles 11, 12(1), 13(1), and 13(2) of the Constitution, specifically claims of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, and unlawful detention by police officers. The court determined that the petitioner failed to establish his allegations to the requisite standard of proof, given conflicting evidence from medical reports and affidavits, and held that the application should be dismissed. This holding reaffirmed that claims of fundamental rights violations must be established on a high degree of cert