# Madurai Man v. The State represented by the 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 (against Spl.C.C. No. 329 of 2021, I Additional Special Court for NDPS Act Cases, Madurai), the Madras High Court (Coram: K. K. Ramakrishnan, J.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.2); Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.3, investigating officer); Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.4, superior officer), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).

- Register number: TN 57 CW 0030
- Case reference: Crl.A.(MD) No. 351 of 2023 (against Spl.C.C. No. 329 of 2021, I Additional Special Court for NDPS Act Cases, Madurai)
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: K. K. Ramakrishnan, J.), 15 October 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.2); Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.3, investigating officer); Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.4, superior officer)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Therefore, this Court sees a unholy alliance between the witnesses to secure conviction based on false evidence.” (at para 19)
- 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.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/avignesh-v-the-statewatermark-1751653.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2025-0048)

**Record:** CW-2025-0048 (compiler id CWC-0857); case SWDERELI-002
**Title:** Madurai Man v. The State represented by the Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai
**Court:** Madras High Court; bench: Madurai; judges: K. K. Ramakrishnan
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A.(MD) No. 351 of 2023 (against Spl.C.C. No. 329 of 2021, I Additional Special Court for NDPS Act Cases, Madurai)
**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, Madurai; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.2); Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.3, investigating officer); Police personnel, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai (P.W.4, superior officer) (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 allowed a Madurai man criminal appeal, setting aside his 10-year NDPS conviction and sentence for alleged possession of 24 kg ganja at Melavasal on 26 June 2021. The Court found P.W.2, P.W.3 and P.W.4 of Thideer Nagar police station conspired to secure conviction by hook or crook through false evidence, including a fabricated Section 42 NDPS compliance document. Calling it an unholy alliance to secure conviction on false evidence, the Court acquitted a Madurai man, directed the three officers to jointly pay Rs 10 lakh compensation within one month, and directed the DGP, Chennai, to hold an inquiry into their conduct. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Therefore, this Court sees a unholy alliance between the witnesses to secure conviction based on false evidence.

**Sources (4):** [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/avignesh-v-the-statewatermark-1751653.pdf); [lawstreet.co](https://lawstreet.co/judiciary/madras-hc-orders-three-police-offciers-to-pay-10-lakh-for-fabricating-evidence-in-ndps-case); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madras-high-court/madras-high-court-police-officers-compensation-10-lakh-conviction-ndps-act-307977); [barandbench.com](https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/madras-high-court-slaps-10-lakh-fine-on-3-cops-for-false-evidence-in-ndps-case)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** dereliction_evidence_tampering
**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:** 19
**display title redacted:** Madurai Man v. The State represented by the Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai
**followup status:** never_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': 'Crl.A.(MD) No. 351 of 2023 (against Spl.C.C. No. 329 of 2021, I Additional Special Court for NDPS Act Cases, Madurai)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/avignesh-v-the-statewatermark-1751653.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawstreet.co/judiciary/madras-hc-orders-three-police-offciers-to-pay-10-lakh-for-fabricating-evidence-in-ndps-case', '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.barandbench.com/news/litigation/madras-high-court-slaps-10-lakh-fine-on-3-cops-for-false-evidence-in-ndps-case', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** dereliction evidence tampering
**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:** NDPS conviction set aside; 3 unnamed officers to jointly pay Rs 10L for false evidence; DGP inquiry ordered.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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