Adasuriya and Others vs. Officer-in-Charge, Slave Island Police Station and Others – sllr 2019 volume 3 page 127

In the case between Adasuriya and Others (including Petitioner Dinuka Madushan) and the Officer-in-Charge, Slave Island Police Station and Others, the court addressed the alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 11 and 13(1) of the Constitution, specifically concerning the validity of arrest procedures following a mistaken identity on the warrant, use of force during arrest, and the burden of proof in claims of infringement of personal liberty. The applications arose from arrests made after a protest, wherein the warrant bore a name discrepancy but was supported by photographic identification. It was held that, despite errors in the warrant, reasonable grounds supported the arrest, and the petitioners failed to establish the claimed violations to the required standard. The d