CW-2019-0035Sivagangai, Tamil NaduJudgment 7 August 2019

Sivagangai Woman vs State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. replace ' ' — paras 4/7/11 record respondents' counter (matrimonial + land disputes, Cr.No.21/2001 u/s 107 CrPC, 4th respondent expired, transfer administrative not punitive, no State liability); summarize it per R52. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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By judgment dated 7 August 2019 in W.P. No.16442 of 2004, the Madras High Court (Coram: M. S. Ramesh, J.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, Ulagampatti Police Station, Sivagangai District, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).

Register number
TN 63 CW 0009
Case reference
W.P. No.16442 of 2004
Court and date
Madras High Court (Coram: M. S. Ramesh, J.), 7 August 2019
Officer(s) at the material time
Police personnel, Ulagampatti Police Station, Sivagangai District
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Article 22 of the Constitution of India; Article 226 of the Constitution of India
Finding of the Court (extract)
“In view of the undisputable facts establishing that the petitioner in the instant case was subjected to illegal arrest and torture and by applying the ratio laid down in D.K.Basu's case (supra), this Court is of the view that the …” (at para 17)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
Present status of the proceedings
No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.

Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.

The Madras High Court judgment dated 7 August 2019 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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Custodial torturePrimary
Material fact supported

Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.

Official finding: supports allegation.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“In view of the undisputable facts establishing that the petitioner in the instant case was subjected to illegal arrest and torture and by applying the ratio laid down in D.K.Basu's case (supra), this Court is of the view that the …” (para 17)

Institutional response

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7 Aug 2019

Order issued

Concluded
Madras High Court External · Binding

The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.

Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only).
Source: W.P. No.16442 of 2004
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Follow-up history

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19 Sep 2026

(Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass; skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl))

Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.

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