CW-2017-0010Theni, Tamil NaduJudgment 15 September 2017

Theni Man v. The Government of Tamilnadu and Others

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. replace ' ' — paras 3-4 record the Government Advocate's counter (custodial-death denial, deceased a hard-core criminal, Crl.A.No.946/2003 acquittal bars relief); summarize it per R52. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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By judgment dated 15 September 2017 in W.P. No. 21312 of 2004, the Madras High Court (Coram: S. Vaidyanathan, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Pandiaraj (Inspector of Police); Sub-Inspector of Police, Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10.5 lakh (Rs 10,50,000).

Register number
TN 60 CW 0003
Case reference
W.P. No. 21312 of 2004
Court and date
Madras High Court (Coram: S. Vaidyanathan, J.), 15 September 2017
Officer(s) at the material time
Pandiaraj (Inspector of Police); Sub-Inspector of Police, Narcotics Intelligence Bureau
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Section 330 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
Finding of the Court (extract)
“There are categorical findings based on the evidence that had been discussed indicating that the said Pandiaraj, Inspector of Police, who led the team, was directly responsible for the death of a Theni man” (at para 11)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 10.5 lakh (Rs 10,50,000).
Present status of the proceedings
No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.

Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.

The Madras High Court judgment dated 15 September 2017 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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Custodial deathPrimary
Material fact supported

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.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“There are categorical findings based on the evidence that had been discussed indicating that the said Pandiaraj, Inspector of Police, who led the team, was directly responsible for the death of a Theni man” (para 11)

Institutional response

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15 Sep 2017

Order issued

Concluded
Madras High Court External · Binding

The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,050,000.

Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only).
Source: W.P. No. 21312 of 2004
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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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