A Virudhunagar man, a vegetable vendor, was twice seized from his home by DCB officers seeking to extract a confession to a 2002 theft, beaten at a guest house and various stations, and held in illegal custody on 14-15 June 2003, sustaining injuries that caused foot drop in his right leg. His wife's telegrams to senior officers, her habeas corpus petition and his complaint to the RDO Sivakasi corroborated the detention, and hospital records showed he told doctors at the earliest point that the police assaulted him. The Court rejected the RDO Aruppukottai's clean-chit report and the State's denial, holding the State vicariously responsible for the human-rights violation and torture. It allowed the writ petition and directed the State to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation within one month, with liberty to recover from the responsible policemen. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 4 September 2012 in W.P.(MD) No. 1073 of 2007, the Madras High Court (Coram: S. Manikumar, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar; Head Constable, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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“There are materials to arrive at a conclusion that the authorities have failed to consider the medical evidence in proper perspective. State is vicariously responsible for the violation of human rights and physical torture by the police.” (para 37)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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