# Murappanadu Man and Another vs The State of Tamil Nadu and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 15 July 2015 in Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.4225 and 7759 of 2011, the Madras High Court (Coram: S. Nagamuthu, J.) returned findings adverse to 8 police personnel, namely: Inspector of Police, District Special Branch, Thoothukudi; Superintendent of Police, Special Commander, VIth Battalion, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore; Inspector of Police (Retired), Vangodu, Vilavancode Taluk, Kanyakumari District; Sub-Inspector of Police, Valanadu, Srivaigundam Taluk, Thoothukudi; Inspector of Police, Q Branch, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District; Sub-Inspector of Police, Earal Police Station, Thoothukudi District; Head Constable, Thattarmadam Police Station, Thoothukudi District; Inspector of Police, Prohibition Wing, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 16 lakh (Rs 16,00,000).

- Register number: TN 69 CW 0004
- Case reference: Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.4225 and 7759 of 2011
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: S. Nagamuthu, J.), 15 July 2015
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector of Police, District Special Branch, Thoothukudi; Superintendent of Police, Special Commander, VIth Battalion, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore; Inspector of Police (Retired), Vangodu, Vilavancode Taluk, Kanyakumari District; Sub-Inspector of Police, Valanadu, Srivaigundam Taluk, Thoothukudi; Inspector of Police, Q Branch, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District; Sub-Inspector of Police, Earal Police Station, Thoothukudi District; Head Constable, Thattarmadam Police Station, Thoothukudi District; Inspector of Police, Prohibition Wing, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Undoubtedly, in this case, there were serious human rights violations caused to the accused by the officers of the State Government.” (at para 44)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 16 lakh (Rs 16,00,000).
- 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/15627578/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2015-0029)

**Record:** CW-2015-0029 (compiler id CWC-0848); case GAP2-39-011
**Title:** Murappanadu Man and Another vs The State of Tamil Nadu and Others
**Court:** Madras High Court; bench: Madurai; judges: S. Nagamuthu
**Case number / citation:** Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.4225 and 7759 of 2011
**Judgment:** 2015-07-15 (2015, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2002-01-01 (2002)
**Place:** Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu; city town: Murappanadu; police station or unit: Murappanadu Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** false implication fabrication
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** IPC 120B; IPC 302; IPC 201; CrPC 482
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector of Police, District Special Branch, Thoothukudi; Superintendent of Police, Special Commander, VIth Battalion, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore; Inspector of Police (Retired), Vangodu, Vilavancode Taluk, Kanyakumari District; Sub-Inspector of Police, Valanadu, Srivaigundam Taluk, Thoothukudi; Inspector of Police, Q Branch, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District; Sub-Inspector of Police, Earal Police Station, Thoothukudi District; Head Constable, Thattarmadam Police Station, Thoothukudi District; Inspector of Police, Prohibition Wing, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District (8 in record)
**Victims:** Murappanadu man; Murappanadu man (4 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 16 lakh (Rs 16,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. Justice S. Nagamuthu found that four men were implicated as accused in the 2002 Murappanadu murder case (Crime No.147 of 2002), arrested, detained in prison for a considerable time and made to undergo the ordeal of trial in S.C.No.259 of 2005, though the supposed victim \[name withheld\] was alive - a fact the court confirmed by examining her and others as court witnesses (paras 2, 40, 44). The trial court had ACQUITTED all four on 20.02.2007 and that acquittal had become final (para 2). The court held the investigating officers had acted in good faith and by mistake of fact guided by the forensic superimposition report, committed no offence, and made out no prima facie case for registration of any case against them (paras 37-41). It set aside the final report, cognizance, trial and judgment, discharged all four accused and reopened the investigation under DSP, DCB Tuticorin (para 54(i)-(iii)). Holding serious human-rights violations of the accused by State officers established (para 44), it awarded Rs.4,00,000 to each of the four accused (Rs.16,00,000 total) within three months (para 54(v)), and dismissed the plea for an FIR against the officers (para 54(iv)). The respondents contended the officers acted in good faith by mistake of fact and taxpayer money should not be paid (para 43). Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Undoubtedly, in this case, there were serious human rights violations caused to the accused by the officers of the State Government.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/15627578/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** false_implication_fabrication
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', '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:** 44
**display title redacted:** Murappanadu Man and Another vs The State 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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \['case_title', 'summary'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2015-07-15', '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 1,600,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': 'Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.4225 and 7759 of 2011', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/15627578/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** false implication fabrication
**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:** HC set aside false murder trial and discharged accused, held serious HR violations, Rs.4L each to four accused.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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