Landage Ishara Anjali vs Waruni Bogahawatte et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 677/2012-2012

In the case between Landage Ishara Anjali (a minor, acting through her next friend Wijesinghe Chulangani) and Waruni Bogahawatte, Matara Police Station, the Inspector General of Police, and the Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 11, 12(1), 13(1), and 13(2) of the Constitution. The central question was whether the police actions—including the unlawful taking of a minor into custody, overnight detention, forced hospital stay, and degrading interrogation—constituted an infringement of constitutional protections and statutory procedures. The court found that the conduct of the police, marked by procedural irregularities and lack of judicial safeguards, violated the petitioner’s rights to liberty, dignity, and lawful t