The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. Accused a Puliyangudi man (Puliyangudi PS Cr.No.277 of 1998) hanged himself in the Puliyangudi lock-up on 16.09.1998 using his lungi as a noose. Grade I Constable faced departmental charges of letting the detainee keep the lungi, failing lock-up watch, fleeing after seeing him struggle, keeping no detention record and creating a false document, all held proved in PR No.125 of 2000. A Division Bench had ordered Rs.2 lakh compensation to widow [name withheld] (W.P. No.11569 of 1999, 2009 (3) MLJ 702), and the State fixed recovery shares on four policemen including Rs.33,684 on the petitioner. The Court held the petitioner had already suffered a penalty on the same score, the State was right in ordering recovery, and dismissed the writ. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 24 November 2010 in W.P.(MD) No.4516 of 2010 and M.P.(MD) No.2 of 2010, the Madras High Court (Coram: K. Chandru, J.) returned findings adverse to the Grade I Police Constable, Sankarankoil Police Station (on duty at Puliyangudi Police Station lock-up), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Madras High Court judgment dated 24 November 2010 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“In the present case, the division bench of this court had found that all policemen including the petitioner were guilty and liability was fixed on the State to pay the sum of Rs.2 lakhs. Hence the State is bound to …” (para 8)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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