A Division Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed the State's appeal against the single Judge's order dated 08.12.2000 in W.P. No. 11231 of 1997 and confirmed Rs 2 lakh compensation for the death of Pancharaju due to custodial violence. The Court recorded that Pancharaju, aged about 44, was arrested on 09.10.1996 by Periyakulam police in a prohibition case (Cr. No. 547 of 1996), was severely beaten by police, and died on 02.11.1996 after remand and hospitalisation. Rejecting the State's natural-cause defence based on the RDO enquiry, the Court upheld the finding of custodial violence and held Rs 2 lakh reasonable for the coolie's widow and three minor children, with the balance over the Rs 1 lakh already deposited payable within one month. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 20 December 2007 in W.A. No. 1328 of 2001, the Madras High Court (Coram: D. Murugesan, J., P.R. Shivakumar, J., JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Sub-Inspector of Police, Periyakulam Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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“Therefore, the finding of the learned Single Judge regarding the fixation of liability to pay compensation for the death of Pancharaju due to custodial violence cannot be interfered with.” (para 17)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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