Undertrial Jambu @ a Bhavani man (prisoner No.6030, Central Prison Coimbatore) was being escorted back from the JM Court, Bhavani on 7.4.1998 when armed miscreants dragged him from town bus route No.83 at Bhavani Flower Bazaar Junction and murdered him. His family sued for damages alleging negligence of the two Armed Reserve escorts, and the trial court decreed Rs.1 lakh with 7.5% interest against the State and both constables jointly and severally. The Court held an undertrial must be presumed innocent and the State vicariously liable for death caused by the carelessness and negligence of the two named escorts. It dismissed the State's appeal with Rs.10,000 costs, enhancing interest to 12% per annum.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 3 September 2010 in A.S. No.512 of 2010 and M.P. No.1 of 2010 (against O.S. No.35 of 2004, FTC-IV Bhavani), the Madras High Court (Coram: K. Chandru, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Armed Reserve Constable, Armed Reserve Police, II Platoon, Erode; Armed Reserve Constable, Armed Reserve Police, II Platoon, Erode, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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The Madras High Court judgment dated 3 September 2010 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“Even otherwise, the State having failed to secure the life of the deceased had become vicariously liable for his death which had occurred due to the carelessness and negligence on the part of the two armed escorts, i.e. respondents 5 …” (para 20)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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