# Tadipatri Man vs S.H.O. and Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 13 November 1997, the Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: Y. Bhaskar Rao, K.B. Siddappa, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 4 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector of Police, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Head Constable, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Police Constable, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Inspector of Police, Tadipatri, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).

- Register number: AP 39 CW 0013
- Case reference: 1997 (6) ALT 278
- Court and date: Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: Y. Bhaskar Rao, K.B. Siddappa, JJ.), 13 November 1997
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector of Police, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Head Constable, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Police Constable, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Inspector of Police, Tadipatri
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Thus, it is established that the deceased succumbed to the injuries due to torture by the police in the lock-up.” (at para 7)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).
- 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/851781/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1997-0010)

**Record:** CW-1997-0010 (compiler id CWC-0009); case ANDHRA-009
**Title:** Tadipatri Man vs S.H.O. and Ors.
**Court:** Andhra Pradesh High Court; judges: Y. Bhaskar Rao; K.B. Siddappa
**Case number / citation:** 1997 (6) ALT 278
**Judgment:** 1997-11-13 (1997, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1997-08-31 (1997)
**Place:** Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh (district at time: Anantapur); city town: Tadipatri; police station or unit: Tadipatri Rural Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial death
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Constitution of India Art. 21; Constitution of India Art. 226; IPC 302
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector of Police, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Head Constable, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Police Constable, Tadipatri Rural Police Station; Inspector of Police, Tadipatri (4 in record)
**Victims:** Tadipatri man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

Acting on newspaper reports in Eenadu, the High Court held that a Tadipatri man, a poor coolie, was illegally detained at Tadipatri Rural Police Station on 31 August 1997 and tortured to death by police personnel after failing to satisfy their demands. The CID investigation and post-mortem report confirmed severe multiple ante-mortem injuries, including a skull fracture and broken ribs, holding the Sub-Inspector, Head Constable, and Constable responsible. Finding a gross violation of Article 21, the Court awarded Rs 1,50,000 compensation to the deceased wife and son and directed the Assistant Sessions Judge, Tadipatri to conduct an enquiry into broader allegations of police extortion and torture in the area. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Thus, it is established that the deceased succumbed to the injuries due to torture by the police in the lock-up.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/851781/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_death
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial death', '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:** 7
**display title redacted:** Tadipatri Man vs S.H.O. and Ors.
**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': '1997-11-13', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Andhra Pradesh High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Andhra Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 150,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '1997 (6) ALT 278', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/851781/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial death
**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:** High Court held coolie a Tadipatri man was tortured to death in lock-up at Tadipatri Rural PS and awarded Rs 1,50,000 compensation to widow and son.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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