CW-1994-0002Annamayya, Andhra PradeshJudgment 19 September 1994

Madanapalle Man and Anr. vs The State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.

The High Court found that the petitioners son, 22-year-old a Madanapalle man, died on account of beating and torture by police personnel of I Town Police Station, Madanapalle while in custody between 23-8-1991 and 24-8-1991. The Court rejected the police defense that the victim was beaten by a mob for saree theft and died spontaneously of a ruptured berry aneurysm, noting eleven external injuries, failure to provide medical care, and fabricated entries in police registers. Holding the State liable for the tortious acts of its police personnel under Article 21 and Article 226, the Court awarded Rs 1,00,000 compensation and Rs 10,000 costs to the parents with liberty to the State to recover the amount from guilty personnel after a departmental enquiry. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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By judgment dated 19 September 1994, the Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: Motilal B. Naik, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector of Police, I Town Police Station, Madanapalle; Constable, I Town Police Station, Madanapalle, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).

Register number
AP 39 CW 0009
Case reference
1994 (3) ALT 131
Court and date
Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: Motilal B. Naik, J.), 19 September 1994
Officer(s) at the material time
Sub-Inspector of Police, I Town Police Station, Madanapalle; Constable, I Town Police Station, Madanapalle
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Article 226 of the Constitution of India
Finding of the Court (extract)
“On a careful consideration of the entire material placed before me and in the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to come to the conclusion that the death of a Madanapalle man is only on account of …” (at para 22)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
Present status of the proceedings
No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment dated 19 September 1994 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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Custodial deathPrimary
Material fact supported

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Official finding: supports allegation.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“On a careful consideration of the entire material placed before me and in the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to come to the conclusion that the death of a Madanapalle man is only on account of …” (para 22)

Institutional response

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19 Sep 1994

Order issued

Concluded
Andhra Pradesh High Court External · Binding

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.

Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only).
Source: 1994 (3) ALT 131
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Follow-up history

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19 Sep 2026

(Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass; skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl))

Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.

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