Amarsinghe vs Seneviratne and Two Others – sllr 2010 volume 2 page 205

In the case between Dr. (Petitioner), an anesthetist and political organizer, and the 1st Respondent, a Police Officer from Kurunegala Police Station (with other police officials as additional respondents), the court addressed the issue of alleged violation of fundamental rights under Article 11 of the Constitution, specifically the protection against torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. It was held that the balance of probabilities standard applies to Fundamental Rights cases, and that the Petitioner’s medical and testimonial evidence sufficiently established an assault by the 1st Respondent. The court reaffirmed the principle that Article 11 of the Constitution is to be given a broad interpretation, extending protection to inhuman and degrading treatment beyond mere physical