# Chunambedu Man v. The National Human Rights Commission and Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 28 September 2011 in W.P. No. 17327 of 2011, the Madras High Court (Coram: K. Chandru, J.) returned findings adverse to 6 police personnel, namely: Woman Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Head Constable, Chunambedu Police Station; Deputy Superintendent of Police (former Inspector), Chunambedu Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Police Constable, Chunambedu Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).

- Register number: TN 11 CW 0002
- Case reference: W.P. No. 17327 of 2011 / (2011) 09 MAD CK 0309
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: K. Chandru, J.), 28 September 2011
- Officer(s) at the material time: Woman Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Head Constable, Chunambedu Police Station; Deputy Superintendent of Police (former Inspector), Chunambedu Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Police Constable, Chunambedu Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 4(1)(i) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act; Section 4(1-A) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act; Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Article 226 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The conduct of the policemen in treating an under trial and applying a third degree method against him cannot be condoned.” (at para 11)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: imprisonment and fine. Compensation: Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).
- 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://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/615283/d-kannagi-appellant-hash-the-national-human-rights-commission-the-state-human-rights-commission-/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2011-0040)

**Record:** CW-2011-0040 (compiler id CWC-0839); case GAP2-38-009
**Title:** Chunambedu Man v. The National Human Rights Commission and Ors.
**Court:** Madras High Court; judges: K. Chandru
**Case number / citation:** W.P. No. 17327 of 2011 / (2011) 09 MAD CK 0309
**Judgment:** 2011-09-28 (2011, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2008-02-15 (2008)
**Place:** Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu (district at time: Kanchipuram); city town: Chunambedu; police station or unit: Chunambedu Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial death
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act s.4(1)(i); Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act s.4(1-A); Constitution Art 21; Constitution Art 226
**Officers (gated display forms):** Woman Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Head Constable, Chunambedu Police Station; Deputy Superintendent of Police (former Inspector), Chunambedu Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Chunambedu Police Station; Police Constable, Chunambedu Police Station (6 in record)
**Victims:** Chunambedu man, age 42 (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000)
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. A Chunambedu man (42), arrested on 12 February 2008 in a Prohibition Act case by Chunambedu police, told his wife on 14 February 2008 that he had been tortured, and was brought dead to Royapettah Hospital from Puzhal prison on 15 February 2008. The SDM enquiry under PSO 151 found he was tortured with third-degree methods before prison admission with a false no-injury entry, recommending departmental and criminal action against six policemen. The State paid Rs.3 lakhs compensation (Rs.1 lakh plus Rs.2 lakhs on NHRC direction) and issued a show-cause notice to recover Rs.50,000 from each of the six. The court dismissed the policemen writ petitions, holding the recoveries shall continue without prejudice to departmental action and NHRC proceedings. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> The conduct of the policemen in treating an under trial and applying a third degree method against him cannot be condoned.

**Sources (2):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/615283/d-kannagi-appellant-hash-the-national-human-rights-commission-the-state-human-rights-commission-/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/615283/pdf/)
**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:** 11
**display title redacted:** Chunambedu Man v. The National Human Rights Commission 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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \['outcome_type'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2011-09-28', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madras High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 300,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '(2011) 09 MAD CK 0309', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/615283/d-kannagi-appellant-hash-the-national-human-rights-commission-the-state-human-rights-commission-/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/615283/pdf/', '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:** Madras HC (K. Chandru, J.) dismissed the policemen writs: third-degree torture of a Chunambedu man held proved; Rs.50,000 recovery each toward Rs.3L compensation to continue.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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