The Madras High Court Division Bench (Justices P.K. Misra and R. Subbiah, judgment by R. Subbiah, J.) dismissed both the State's and the heirs' appeals against the 8 August 2003 single-judge award of Rs 3 lakh for an Adirampattinam man's illegal detention. Taken to Athirampatnam police station on 27 November 1994 over a robbery complaint, an Adirampattinam man was kept in unrecorded custody till production before the Magistrate on 3 December 1994 with severe injuries, a detention the State admitted in appeal. Upholding the award with interest lying in deposit (releasable via the Registrar General), the Court held D.K. Basu guidelines were given a go-by and Article 21 violated. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 23 June 2009 in W.A. Nos. 3120 and 3961 of 2003, the Madras High Court (Coram: P.K. Misra, R. Subbiah, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Athirampatnam PS, Thanjavur; Sub-Inspector, Athirampatnam PS, Thanjavur, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).
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“It is not disputed by the respondents in the appeal that the deceased appellant was in illegal custody from 27.11.1994 to 03.12.1994 i.e. more than a week and he was harassed by the 6th respondent.” (para 8)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 300,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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