Nandasenage Lalantha Anurdha Vs. Head Quarter Inspector of Police, Police Station, Anuradhapura and others – SC FR 369/2013-2013

In the case between Nandasenage Lalantha Anurdha Nandasena (petitioner) and several police officials including the Head Quarter Inspector of Police, Crime Branch officers, sub-inspectors, police constables, and the Inspector General of Police (respondents), the court addressed the issue of alleged police torture and inhuman treatment in custody, amounting to a violation of Article 11 of the Sri Lankan Constitution. It was held that the petitioner’s fundamental right to freedom from torture had been violated, reaffirming the constitutional principle that state actors must not subject individuals in custody to torture or degrading treatment. The decision relied on constitutional provisions, the Code of Criminal Procedure, departmental orders, and established case law, emphasizing that police