Gamlath v. Neville De Silva and Others – sllr 1991 volume 2 page 267

In the case between the petitioner (the arrested individual in connection with the theft of a water pump) and Neville Silva and others (including police officers of the Padukka Police), the court addressed the issue of alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 11 and 13(1) of the Constitution, specifically concerning the prohibition of torture and the guarantee of freedom from arbitrary arrest. It was held that the petitioner’s arrest and subsequent treatment constituted infringements of these constitutional rights, reaffirming the principle that police actions must be grounded in objective, credible information and adhere to procedural safeguards. This decision relied on precedents such as Muttusamy v. Kannangara and Chandradasa v. Lai Fernando, emphasizing that arrests base