# Thiruvattar Woman v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 29 March 2023 in W.P.(MD) No.2584 of 2016 and W.M.P.(MD) No.2295 of 2016, the Madras High Court (Coram: R. Vijayakumar, J.) returned findings adverse to the Inspector of Police, Thiruvattar Police Station, Kanyakumari District, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).

- Register number: TN 74 CW 0009
- Case reference: W.P.(MD) No.2584 of 2016 and W.M.P.(MD) No.2295 of 2016 / 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 109
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: R. Vijayakumar, J.), 29 March 2023
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector of Police, Thiruvattar Police Station, Kanyakumari District
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956; Article 21 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In view of the above said undisputed facts, it is clear that the right of privacy and reputation of the writ petitioner have been sullied by the act of the police officials for which the State is certainly responsible.” (at para 25)
- 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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/x-v-state-and-others-466623.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2023-0039)

**Record:** CW-2023-0039 (compiler id CWC-1296); case GAP3-89-001
**Title:** Thiruvattar Woman v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others
**Court:** Madras High Court; bench: Madurai; judges: R. Vijayakumar
**Case number / citation:** W.P.(MD) No.2584 of 2016 and W.M.P.(MD) No.2295 of 2016 / 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 109
**Judgment:** 2023-03-29 (2023, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2010-02-16 (2010)
**Place:** Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu; city town: Thiruvattar; police station or unit: Thiruvattar Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** false implication fabrication
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956; Constitution Art.21
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector of Police, Thiruvattar Police Station, Kanyakumari District (1 in record)
**Victims:** Thiruvattar woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. A Thiruvattar woman was arrested on 16.02.2010 in Crime No.91 of 2010 under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and detained 13 days on a complaint the Court found was fabricated from blank signed papers of a traffic offender. A DSP, District Crime Branch, Nagercoil enquiry reported on 29.04.2011 that the case was foisted and recommended withdrawal; the charge sheet was quashed on 26.06.2015 but no action was taken against the erring officials. On 29.03.2023 the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held the foisted case and arrest sullied her privacy and reputation, for which the State is responsible. The Court directed the State to pay Rs.2,00,000 compensation within 8 weeks, with liberty to recover from the erring police officials. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In view of the above said undisputed facts, it is clear that the right of privacy and reputation of the writ petitioner have been sullied by the act of the police officials for which the State is certainly responsible.

**Sources (3):** [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/x-v-state-and-others-466623.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/madras-high-court-directs-state-compensate-woman-falsely-implicated-immoral-traffic-act-225409); [scconline.com](https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2023/04/06/madras-hc-directs-state-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-compensation-to-woman-falsely-accused-of-immoral-trafficking-legal-research-legal-news-updates/)
**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:** 25
**display title redacted:** Thiruvattar Woman v. 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': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2023-03-29', '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 200,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 109', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/x-v-state-and-others-466623.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/madras-high-court-directs-state-compensate-woman-falsely-implicated-immoral-traffic-act-225409', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2023/04/06/madras-hc-directs-state-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-compensation-to-woman-falsely-accused-of-immoral-trafficking-legal-research-legal-news-updates/', '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 held Thiruvattar police foisted a false ITP Act case; Rs.2 lakh compensation with liberty to recover from erring officials.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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