# Virudhachalam Man vs Government of Tamil Nadu and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 2 April 2013 in W.P. No.30298 of 2005, the Madras High Court (Coram: T. Raja, J.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5.9 lakh (Rs 5,90,000).

- Register number: TN 31 CW 0007
- Case reference: W.P. No.30298 of 2005
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: T. Raja, J.), 2 April 2013
- Officer(s) at the material time: Not identified in the cited sources (Virudhachalam Police Station)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Article 226 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “as in this case, it is also an admitted fact that the deceased \[name withheld\] died only due to the assault and torture made by the police personals during the police custody, as a result, the poor family of the …” (at para 9)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 5.9 lakh (Rs 5,90,000).
- 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/70958340/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2013-0023)

**Record:** CW-2013-0023 (compiler id CWC-0841); case GAP2-39-004
**Title:** Virudhachalam Man vs Government of Tamil Nadu and Others
**Court:** Madras High Court; judges: T. Raja
**Case number / citation:** W.P. No.30298 of 2005
**Judgment:** 2013-04-02 (2013, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2004-11-07 (2004)
**Place:** Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu; city town: Virudhachalam; police station or unit: Virudhachalam Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial death
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Constitution Art. 226
**Officers (gated display forms):** None named (4 in record)
**Victims:** Virudhachalam man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 5.9 lakh (Rs 5,90,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. A. Selvi, widow of a Virudhachalam man, sought compensation after her husband was assaulted by an SI and constables at Virudhachalam bus stand on 07.11.2004, detained, and found dead on 08.11.2004. Adopting the RDO report (25.04.2005) and the SHRC order (02.04.2007) holding it a custodial death with grievous injuries at police hands, the court held it an admitted fact that a Virudhachalam man died only due to assault and torture by police personnel in custody. It held the SHRC's Rs.1,50,000 meagre and enhanced compensation to Rs.5,90,000 (multiplier method), directing the State to deposit the Rs.4,40,000 balance within two months. On appeal (W.A. No.2389/2013, 03.09.2018), the Division Bench declined interest, noting a medical report attributing death to metabolic changes, but treated the Rs.1,50,000 already paid as interest so the full Rs.5,90,000 stands. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> as in this case, it is also an admitted fact that the deceased \[name withheld\] died only due to the assault and torture made by the police personals during the police custody, as a result, the poor family of the said deceased, having his wife, two minor sons and a minor daughter is left without a breadwinner.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/70958340/); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/85818533/)
**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:** 9
**display title redacted:** Virudhachalam Man vs Government of Tamil Nadu and Others
**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': '2013-04-02', '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 590,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': 'W.P. No.30298 of 2005', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/70958340/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/85818533/', '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:** Rs.5.9L compensation for custodial death; 2018 DB retained award (no interest; death also medically attributed to metabolic changes).
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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