# Chennai Man vs The State of Tamil Nadu

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## Report card

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).

- Register number: TN 01 CW 0023
- Case reference: W.P. No. 10249/2020 / 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 331
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.), 18 July 2022
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector of Police (Crime), K-7 ICF Police Station, Chennai
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 343 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 348 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Article 21 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Therefore, it is clear case of murder and all the accused persons shall be punished for the offence under Section 302 of IPC.” (at para 14)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
- 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/64472349/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2022-0014)

**Record:** CW-2022-0014 (compiler id CWC-0359); case TAMILN-006
**Title:** Chennai Man vs The State of Tamil Nadu
**Court:** Madras High Court; judges: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan
**Case number / citation:** W.P. No. 10249/2020 / 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 331
**Judgment:** 2022-07-18 (2022, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2012-01-11 (2012)
**Place:** Chennai, Tamil Nadu; city town: Chennai; police station or unit: K-7 ICF Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial death
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** IPC 302; IPC 304 Part II; IPC 342; IPC 343; IPC 348; IPC 324; Constitution Art. 226; Constitution Art. 21
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector of Police (Crime), K-7 ICF Police Station, Chennai (1 in record)
**Victims:** Chennai man, age 22 (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

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.

> Therefore, it is clear case of murder and all the accused persons shall be punished for the offence under Section 302 of IPC.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/64472349/); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/madras-high-court-custodial-death-murder-charge-against-erring-officials-five-lakh-interim-compensation-to-family-205624)
**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:** 14
**display title redacted:** Chennai Man vs The State of Tamil Nadu
**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': '2022-07-18', '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 500,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 331', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/64472349/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/madras-high-court-custodial-death-murder-charge-against-erring-officials-five-lakh-interim-compensation-to-family-205624', '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:** Madras High Court held the custodial death of a Chennai man a clear case of murder, directed CB-CID to alter the case to s.302 IPC against Inspector and other K-7 ICF personnel, and awarded Rs 5 lakh interim compensation recoverable from the accused.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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