CW-1994-0008Cuddalore, Tamil NaduJudgment 1 August 1994

Kammapuram Man vs State of Tamil Nadu

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court allowed the habeas corpus petition of a woman, a Kurava (as stated in the judgment) daily-wage labourer, whose family was rounded up on 20 March 1993 by SI of Kammapuram police station... [rest of summary unchanged]. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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By judgment dated 1 August 1994 in H.C.P. No. 711 of 1993, the Madras High Court (Coram: Shivaraj Patil, Mishra, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Kammapuram Police Station; Constable, Kammapuram Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2.6 lakh (Rs 2,60,000).

Register number
TN 31 CW 0001
Case reference
H.C.P. No. 711 of 1993 / 1994 (2) LW (Crl) 680
Court and date
Madras High Court (Coram: Shivaraj Patil, Mishra, JJ.), 1 August 1994
Officer(s) at the material time
Sub-Inspector, Kammapuram Police Station; Constable, Kammapuram Police Station
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 220 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
Finding of the Court (extract)
“Instead of the body of the petitioner's husband alive, brought before the court, the information received is that he has been done to death by the fourth respondent and his men.” (at para 17)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 2.6 lakh (Rs 2,60,000).
Present status of the proceedings
No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.

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The Madras High Court judgment dated 1 August 1994 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.

“Instead of the body of the petitioner's husband alive, brought before the court, the information received is that he has been done to death by the fourth respondent and his men.” (para 17)

Institutional response

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1 Aug 1994

Order issued

Concluded
Madras High Court External · Binding

The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 260,000.

Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only).
Source: 1994 (2) LW (Crl) 680
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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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