# Govindan @ Govindarajan, Selvaraj & Ors. v. State rep. by R.D.O., Hosur (K. S. gang-rape case)

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## Report card

By judgment dated 21 June 2002 in Crl.A. Nos. 764 and 765 of 1993 with Crl.R.C. No. 172 of 1994, the Madras High Court (Coram: M. Karpagavinayagam, J.) affirmed the conviction of 4 police personnel, namely: Balasubramanian (Inspector of Police); Govindarajan (Head Constable); Selvaraj (Writer); Govindasamy (Constable), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).

- Register number: TN 24 CW 0002
- Case reference: Crl.A. Nos. 764 and 765 of 1993 with Crl.R.C. No. 172 of 1994
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: M. Karpagavinayagam, J.), 21 June 2002
- Officer(s) at the material time: Balasubramanian (Inspector of Police); Govindarajan (Head Constable); Selvaraj (Writer); Govindasamy (Constable)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The uniformity in the sad episode is that while they committed gang rape inside the police station, they were in uniform and on duty.” (at para 3)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine. Compensation: Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
- 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/92954057/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2002-0002)

**Record:** CW-2002-0002 (compiler id CWC-0479); case SWCUSTOD-009
**Title:** Govindan @ Govindarajan, Selvaraj & Ors. v. State rep. by R.D.O., Hosur (K. S. gang-rape case)
**Court:** Madras High Court; judges: M. Karpagavinayagam
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A. Nos. 764 and 765 of 1993 with Crl.R.C. No. 172 of 1994
**Judgment:** 2002-06-21 (2002, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1988-07-20 (1988)
**Place:** Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu (district at time: Dharmapuri); city town: Thalli; police station or unit: Thalli PS; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial rape sexual assault
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 366; IPC 376(2)(g); IPC 326; IPC 307
**Officers (gated display forms):** Balasubramanian (Inspector of Police); Govindarajan (Head Constable); Selvaraj (Writer); Govindasamy (Constable) (4 in record)
**Victims:** Thalli woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000)
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Madras High Court confirmed the convictions of the Inspector, Head Constable, Writer and Constable of Thalli PS who, in uniform and on duty, gang-raped teacher the complainant in the station store-room on 20 July 1988, beat her, dumped her in a pit and stoned her. The Court held even the 10-year minimum was insufficient for uniformed custodial gang rape and enhanced the Section 376 sentence to life imprisonment on the victim's revision. It directed the Home Secretary to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation within three months and ordered the appellants to surrender. Identification parade, bloodstains and medical evidence were held to corroborate the victim. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> The uniformity in the sad episode is that while they committed gang rape inside the police station, they were in uniform and on duty.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92954057/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_rape_sexual_assault
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial torture', '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:** True
**court quote para:** 3
**display title redacted:** Govindan @ Govindarajan, Selvaraj & Ors. v. State rep. by R.D.O., Hosur (K. S. gang-rape case)
**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': \['case_title', 'court_quote_para'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': None, 'action_type': 'Conviction', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Trial court (as recorded in the Madras High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Madras High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'Crl.A. Nos. 764 and 765 of 1993 with Crl.R.C. No. 172 of 1994', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2002-06-21', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madras High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madras High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': 'Crl.A. Nos. 764 and 765 of 1993 with Crl.R.C. No. 172 of 1994', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92954057/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial rape sexual assault
**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:** HC confirmed convictions, enhanced 376 sentence to life + Rs 5L compensation.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**victims redacted:** {'age': None, 'gender': 'female', 'descriptor': 'the complainant'}
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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