Fined for urinating in public

27 April 2012 05:46 pm

A man who was produced in court on charges of having urinated in public was today fined Rs.50 after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

The police arrested P. Wickramasinghe when he was found urinating near a restaurant located at the Old Dutch Hospital complex in Fort.

The police told Colombo Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne that by urinating in public the man had become a nuisance and a cause of displeasure to the people who were visiting the building complex.

They said the man who was also under the influence of liquor at the time of his arrest had committed an offence under section 62 (J-1) of the Police Ordinance. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)