The Madras High Court allowed the Article 226 writ plea of S. Pongulali over the custodial death of her 22-year-old son [name withheld], picked up by K-7 ICF police on 11 January 2012 and dead on 16 January 2012 after being shuttled between the prison hospital and Royapettah Government Hospital without proper treatment. Holding it a clear case of murder by the accused police personnel, the Court directed the CB-CID to alter Crime No. 2 of 2017 to Section 302 IPC against Inspector and the other accused officers and file a final report within eight weeks. It directed the Government of Tamil Nadu to pay Rs 5 lakh interim compensation to the dependents (mother, young wife and 8-year-old child) within four weeks, recoverable from the accused persons in the manner known to law. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 18 July 2022 in W.P. No. 10249/2020, the Madras High Court (Coram: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.) returned findings adverse to the Inspector of Police (Crime), K-7 ICF Police Station, Chennai, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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The Madras High Court judgment dated 18 July 2022 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
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“Therefore, it is clear case of murder and all the accused persons shall be punished for the offence under Section 302 of IPC.” (para 14)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 500,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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