# Madurai Man vs State rep. by Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai

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## Report card

By judgment dated 15 October 2025 in Crl.A.(MD) No. 351 of 2023, the Madras High Court (Coram: K.K. Ramakrishnan, J., J.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, C1 Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai; Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai; Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).

- Register number: TN 57 CW 0029
- Case reference: Crl.A.(MD) No. 351 of 2023 / 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 377
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: K.K. Ramakrishnan, J., J.), 15 October 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, C1 Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai; Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai; Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 42 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- Finding of the Court (extract): “From the above circumstances, this Court holds that the prosecution not only failed to prove the compliance of Section 42 but has also maneuvered to get conviction by leading false evidence. Therefore this Court is inclined to accept the argument …” (at para 18)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/a-vignesh-v-state-627825.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2025-0025)

**Record:** CW-2025-0025 (compiler id CWC-0821); case TAMILN-011; aliases: CWC-0375
**Title:** Madurai Man vs State rep. by Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai
**Court:** Madras High Court; bench: Madurai; judges: K.K. Ramakrishnan, J.
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A.(MD) No. 351 of 2023 / 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 377
**Judgment:** 2025-10-15 (2025, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2021-06-26 (2021)
**Place:** Madurai, Tamil Nadu; city town: Madurai; police station or unit: Thideer Nagar Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** false implication fabrication
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** NDPS Act 1985 s.42
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, C1 Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai; Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai; Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (3 in record)
**Victims:** Madurai man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court acquitted a Madurai man (A4), who had been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment plus Rs 1 lakh fine by the I Additional Special Court for NDPS Act Cases, Madurai on 15.03.2023 for alleged possession of 24 kg ganja seized on 26.06.2021. The Court found that P.W.2, P.W.3 and P.W.4 conspired to secure the conviction by giving false evidence, noting the Section 42 information memo was a typed copy though P.W.2 claimed handwriting, the mahazar bore no signature of the appellant, and P.W.4 falsely claimed to have signed the memo. It set aside the conviction, ordered the fine refunded, directed the three officers to jointly pay Rs 10 lakh compensation within one month, and directed the Director General of Police to complete an independent conduct enquiry within one month. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> From the above circumstances, this Court holds that the prosecution not only failed to prove the compliance of Section 42 but has also maneuvered to get conviction by leading false evidence. Therefore this Court is inclined to accept the argument of the learned counsel for the appellant that false case was registered against the appellant.

**Sources (6):** [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/a-vignesh-v-state-627825.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madras-high-court/madras-high-court-police-officers-compensation-10-lakh-conviction-ndps-act-307977); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/high-courts/madras-high-court/madurai-a-vignesh-v-the-state-rupees-ten-lakh-compensation-ndps-case-1595988); [barandbench.com](https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/madras-high-court-slaps-10-lakh-fine-on-3-cops-for-false-evidence-in-ndps-case); [s3hvtw.courtbook.in](https://s3hvtw.courtbook.in/2025/10/Vignesh_Vs_State.pdf); [lawbeat.in](https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/madras-high-court-slams-police-for-fake-ganja-case-orders-rs-10-lakh-compensation-to-acquitted-accused-1536349)
**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:** 18
**display title redacted:** Madurai Man vs State rep. by Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai
**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': \['officers'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2025-10-15', '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 1,000,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 377', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/a-vignesh-v-state-627825.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madras-high-court/madras-high-court-police-officers-compensation-10-lakh-conviction-ndps-act-307977', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/high-courts/madras-high-court/madurai-a-vignesh-v-the-state-rupees-ten-lakh-compensation-ndps-case-1595988', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/madras-high-court-slaps-10-lakh-fine-on-3-cops-for-false-evidence-in-ndps-case', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://s3hvtw.courtbook.in/2025/10/Vignesh_Vs_State.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/madras-high-court-slams-police-for-fake-ganja-case-orders-rs-10-lakh-compensation-to-acquitted-accused-1536349', '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:** Madurai Bench acquitted NDPS accused, found three Thideer Nagar officers gave false evidence, ordered them to jointly pay Rs 10 lakh compensation plus DGP enquiry.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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