Ganeshan Samson Roy vs. M.M. Janaka Marasinghe et al. – SC F/R 405/2018-2023

In the case between Ganeshan Samson Roy (Petitioner) and police officers of the Criminal Investigation Department, the Attorney General, and Maheepala Saveen Chathuranga Gunaratne (6th Respondent), the court addressed the issue of alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 11, 12(1), 13(1), 13(2), and 126 of the Constitution relating to wrongful arrest and detention. It was held that the petitioner’s arrest was arbitrary, irrational, and procedurally deficient, with insufficient evidence or substantiation for the complaints that formed the basis of the arrest. The findings established that constitutional guarantees against arbitrary deprivation of liberty and due process requirements for arrest were breached. This determination relied on constitutional provisions and procedura