# Madurai Man vs State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 2 July 2012 in W.P. No. 15794 of 2003, the Madras High Court (Coram: S. Manikumar, J., J.) returned findings adverse to the M. Kalifulla (Inspector of Police), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).

- Register number: TN 57 CW 0007
- Case reference: W.P. No. 15794 of 2003
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: S. Manikumar, J., J.), 2 July 2012
- Officer(s) at the material time: M. Kalifulla (Inspector of Police)
- 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 324 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 30 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
- Finding of the Court (extract): “As the 5th respondent has been found to have committed the act of illegal detention and caused injuries, he is liable to pay the amount to the petitioner.” (at para 57)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
- 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/110762246/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2012-0010)

**Record:** CW-2012-0010 (compiler id CWC-0365); case TAMILN-001
**Title:** Madurai Man vs State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.
**Court:** Madras High Court; judges: S. Manikumar, J.
**Case number / citation:** W.P. No. 15794 of 2003
**Judgment:** 2012-07-02 (2012, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2003-04-17 (2003)
**Place:** Madurai, Tamil Nadu; city town: Madurai; police station or unit: Samayanallur Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial torture
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Constitution of India Article 21; Constitution of India Article 226; IPC 324; Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 s.30
**Officers (gated display forms):** M. Kalifulla (Inspector of Police) (1 in record)
**Victims:** Madurai man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The Madras High Court held that Inspector M. Kalifulla of Samayanallur Police Station, Madurai, illegally detained petitioner \[name withheld\] from 17.04.2003 to 21.04.2003 and subjected him to third-degree methods and brutal custodial assault resulting in a fractured right thumb and severe physical injuries. Justice S. Manikumar observed that custodians of law and order must not become depredators of civil liberties, finding that police violence violated the petitioner's fundamental right to life and dignity under Article 21. On principles of vicarious liability, the Court directed the Government of Tamil Nadu to pay Rs 1,00,000 as compensation to the victim, with liberty to recover the entire sum from the delinquent officer. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> As the 5th respondent has been found to have committed the act of illegal detention and caused injuries, he is liable to pay the amount to the petitioner.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/110762246/); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/custodial-torture-madras-hc-upholds-the-decision-of-compensation-151953)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_torture
**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:** False
**court quote para:** 57
**display title redacted:** Madurai Man vs State of Tamil Nadu 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': '2012-07-02', '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 100,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': 'W.P. No. 15794 of 2003', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/110762246/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/custodial-torture-madras-hc-upholds-the-decision-of-compensation-151953', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial torture
**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 police inspector guilty of illegal detention and custodial torture, awarding Rs 1,00,000 compensation recoverable from the officer.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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