Kalidasan Sachchudanandan vs Officer-in-charge of Police Station, Yatiyanthota – SC FR NO 426/2010-2025

In the case between Kalidasan Sachchudanandan (petitioner) and the Officer-in-charge of Police Station, Yatiyanthota, Sub-Inspector Kahavita Vidanalage Wijewardena, Sergeant Kaduharalalage Palitha Dharmasiri, Police Constable P. K. W. A. Jeewananda, Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasooriya, and the Hon. Attorney General (respondents), the court addressed the allegation of violation of fundamental rights under Article 11 of the Constitution due to an alleged police assault. It was held that the petitioner failed to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the injuries sustained were the result of police misconduct rather than participation in a disorderly crowd incident. Reliance was placed on evaluation of affidavits, independent witness statements, police records, and hospital do