The Madras High Court Division Bench dismissed the State appeal against the Single Judge order dated 2 July 2012 awarding Rs 1 lakh to taxi driver [name withheld]. The Court recorded that a Sholavandan man was called to Kadupatti police station on 17 April 2003 for enquiry into a missing-girl case and was repeatedly beaten, including having his right thumb tied and fractured, until 21-22 April 2003. The Court noted the Principal District and Sessions Judge had already convicted Inspector M. Kalifulla under Section 324 IPC read with Section 30 of the Human Rights Act. Holding the State vicariously liable and that public-law compensation is additional to criminal-court relief, the Court upheld the Rs 1 lakh award. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 21 January 2020 in W.A. No. 3806 of 2019 and C.M.P. No. 24031 of 2019, the Madras High Court (Coram: A. P. Sahi, Subramonium Prasad, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the M. Kalifulla (Inspector of Police), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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“So it is clear from the evidence of P.Ws 1 to 6 that the accused had committed an offence under Section 324 IPC r/w 30 of Human Rights Act.” (para 6 (Sessions Court finding reproduced by Division Bench))
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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