Sirisena and Others v. Earnest Perera and Others – sllr 1991 volume 2 page 097

In the case between Sirisena and Others (including carpenters and family members) and Earnest Perera and Others (including state officials and police officers), the court addressed the issue of infringement of fundamental rights under Articles 11 and 13 of the Constitution—specifically, protection against arbitrary arrest and detention. The court held that the arrest and detention of the Petitioners, executed to extract incriminating statements during a police investigation into a fatal road accident, were unlawful, and that compensation was warranted against both the State and individual public officials. The principle reaffirmed is that deprivation of liberty requires strict compliance with legal procedure, including communication of reasons for arrest, and that both the State and public