The Madras High Court confirmed the convictions of the Inspector, Head Constable, Writer and Constable of Thalli PS who, in uniform and on duty, gang-raped teacher the complainant in the station store-room on 20 July 1988, beat her, dumped her in a pit and stoned her. The Court held even the 10-year minimum was insufficient for uniformed custodial gang rape and enhanced the Section 376 sentence to life imprisonment on the victim's revision. It directed the Home Secretary to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation within three months and ordered the appellants to surrender. Identification parade, bloodstains and medical evidence were held to corroborate the victim. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 21 June 2002 in Crl.A. Nos. 764 and 765 of 1993 with Crl.R.C. No. 172 of 1994, the Madras High Court (Coram: M. Karpagavinayagam, J.) affirmed the conviction of 4 police personnel, namely: Balasubramanian (Inspector of Police); Govindarajan (Head Constable); Selvaraj (Writer); Govindasamy (Constable), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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The Madras High Court judgment dated 21 June 2002 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“The uniformity in the sad episode is that while they committed gang rape inside the police station, they were in uniform and on duty.” (para 3)
The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Madras High Court judgment.
The Madras High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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