# The State of Madras vs Madras State Police Inspector of Police

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## Report card

By judgment dated 9 October 1964 in Civil Appeal No. 400 of 1964, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: P. B. Gajendragadkar, Raghubar Dayal, M. Hidayatullah, K. N. Wanchoo, J. R. Mudholkar, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Inspector of Police, Madras State Police, Vaniyambadi.

- Register number: TN 83 CW 0004
- Case reference: Civil Appeal No. 400 of 1964 / AIR 1965 SC 1103
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: P. B. Gajendragadkar, Raghubar Dayal, M. Hidayatullah, K. N. Wanchoo, J. R. Mudholkar, JJ.), 9 October 1964
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector of Police, Madras State Police, Vaniyambadi
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as compulsorily retired.
- Provisions invoked: Section 10 of the Madras District Police Act, 1859; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Article 311 of the Constitution of India; the Madras Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Rules, 1948
- Finding of the Court (extract): “We are, therefore, of opinion that the High Court was in error in quashing the order of the State Government retiring the respondent compulsorily on the ground that the evidence during the inquiry proceedings by the Tribunal was not sufficient …” (at para 20)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/643602/the-state-of-madras-appellant-hash-g-sundaram-respondent/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1964-0004)

**Record:** CW-1964-0004 (compiler id CWC-1094); case GAP3-127-002
**Title:** The State of Madras vs Madras State Police Inspector of Police
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: P. B. Gajendragadkar; Raghubar Dayal; M. Hidayatullah; K. N. Wanchoo; J. R. Mudholkar
**Case number / citation:** Civil Appeal No. 400 of 1964 / AIR 1965 SC 1103
**Judgment:** 1964-10-09 (1964, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1951-08-30 (1951)
**Place:** Tirupathur, Tamil Nadu (district at time: North Arcot); city town: Vaniyambadi; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Madras District Police Act 1859 s.10; Constitution Art. 226; Constitution Art. 311; Madras Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Rules 1948
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector of Police, Madras State Police, Vaniyambadi (1 in record)
**Victims:** Vaniyambadi man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Supreme Court on 9 October 1964 allowed the State appeal and restored the compulsory retirement of Inspector of the Madras State Police. The Court recorded that he demanded Rs. 1,000 from a Vaniyambadi man under threat of a perjury prosecution and received Rs. 750 at his Vaniyambadi house on 4 September 1951 in an arranged trap, besides receiving presents from subordinate officers. A Tribunal found the charges proved and recommended dismissal; the Government instead compulsorily retired him in June 1953, which the High Court quashed. The Court held the High Court under Article 226 could not sit in appeal over Tribunal findings supported by evidence, and restored the 1953 order.

> We are, therefore, of opinion that the High Court was in error in quashing the order of the State Government retiring the respondent compulsorily on the ground that the evidence during the inquiry proceedings by the Tribunal was not sufficient to establish the charges against him beyond reasonable doubt. We accordingly allow the appeal, set aside the order of the Court below and restore the order of Government, dated June 25, 1953, ordering the compulsory retirement of the respondent from service.

**Sources (2):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/643602/the-state-of-madras-appellant-hash-g-sundaram-respondent/); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1880253/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 20
**display title redacted:** The State of Madras vs Madras State Police Inspector of Police
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '1964-10-09', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Supreme Court of India', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Supreme Court of India upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'AIR 1965 SC 1103', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/643602/the-state-of-madras-appellant-hash-g-sundaram-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1880253/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** SC restored compulsory retirement of Inspector caught in Rs.750 bribe trap.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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