Anura Bandaranaike v. W.B. Rajaguru Inspector General of Police and Others – sllr 1999 volume 1 page 104

In the case between Anura Bandaranaiake (plaintiff) and W. B. Rajaguru, Inspector-General of Police, and other police officials (defendants), the court addressed the issue of the unlawful warrantless search of the plaintiff’s high-security residence and the alleged violation of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. It was held that the respondents failed to meet the “reason to believe” standard required by sections 24 and 25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, and the justifications under section 125 of the Evidence Ordinance were deemed inadequate due to the lack of credible, independently verified information from the informant. The court found that the petitioner’s rights had been infringed and ordered specified compensatory payments. This decision reaffirmed th