Wimal Vidyamani v. Jayatilleke, Lt. Col and Others – sllr 1993 volume 2 page 064

In the case between Wimal Vidyamani (Petitioner) and Lt. Col Jayatilleke and Others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of illegal detention and torture while in police custody, specifically under the context of emergency regulations. It was held that the petitioner’s arrest and subsequent detention orders were unlawful, and that his fundamental rights under Articles 11, 13 (1), and 13 (2) of the Constitution were violated. The holding reaffirmed the principle that an arrest or detention must be based on reasonable and objective grounds and that fundamental rights protections apply even under emergency regulations. The decision relied upon both medical evidence and legal precedents, emphasizing that official actions undertaken without proper justification constitute clear violatio