# Chennai Man v. State (NDPS Case - Fabricated Evidence)

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## Report card

By judgment dated 12 August 2025 in Crl.A. No. 1202 of 2025, the Madras High Court (Principal Seat) (Coram: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.) adjudicated the matter concerning 2 police personnel, namely: Inspector of Police, V4 Rajamangalam Police Station; Police Constable, V4 Rajamangalam Police Station.

- Register number: TN 01 CW 0036
- Case reference: Crl.A. No. 1202 of 2025 / 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) (unreported)
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Principal Seat) (Coram: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.), 12 August 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector of Police, V4 Rajamangalam Police Station; Police Constable, V4 Rajamangalam Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; the Section 50, NDPS Act
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Therefore, the entire case of the prosecution is not legitimate and creates doubt over the case of the prosecution... the entire case of the prosecution is foisted one and the prosecution failed to prove the charge in the manner known …” (at para para 6-7)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding. Sentence: imprisonment.
- 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/13125224/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2025-0055)

**Record:** CW-2025-0055 (compiler id CWC-1329); case cop-tn-hc-5
**Title:** Chennai Man v. State (NDPS Case - Fabricated Evidence)
**Court:** Madras High Court (Principal Seat); judges: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A. No. 1202 of 2025 / 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) (unreported)
**Judgment:** 2025-08-12 (2025, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2021-12-06 (2021)
**Place:** Chennai, Tamil Nadu; police station or unit: V4 Rajamangalam Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** false implication fabrication
**Outcome:** Adverse finding (adverse_finding)
**Sections:** Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C), NDPS Act; Section 50, NDPS Act
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector of Police, V4 Rajamangalam Police Station; Police Constable, V4 Rajamangalam Police Station (2 in record)
**Victims:** Chennai man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The Madras High Court acquitted \[name withheld\] in an NDPS case where he was convicted for possession of 20.3 kg of ganja. The Single Judge found that the police had fabricated the case: the seizure mahazar, arrest report, and arrest intimation all contained the crime number (Crime No. 931 of 2021) before the FIR was even registered. The court noted the prosecution failed to examine any independent witness from the public despite the alleged seizure occurring in a marketplace. The informant and investigating officer were the same person (PW1), and all documents were typed, indicating they were prepared in the police station rather than at the scene. The court applied the Supreme Court's ruling in Kaaljit Singh v. State of Punjab that such discrepancies create serious doubts fatal to the prosecution case.

> Therefore, the entire case of the prosecution is not legitimate and creates doubt over the case of the prosecution... the entire case of the prosecution is foisted one and the prosecution failed to prove the charge in the manner known to law.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/13125224/)
**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:** para 6-7
**display title redacted:** Chennai Man v. State (NDPS Case - Fabricated Evidence)
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2025-08-12', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madras High Court (Principal Seat)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madras High Court (Principal Seat) recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': '2025 LiveLaw (Mad) (unreported)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/13125224/', '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:** sections wrongly include 'Section 21, Indian Evidence Act' - the judgment never mentions any Evidence Act section (it cites NDPS ss. 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C) & 22(C), s.50 NDPS, s.415 BNSS, and Art. 21 Constitution); remove.; Minor imprecision: summary says seizure occurred 'in a marketplace'; the judgment says the arrest took place at the market near Villivakkam railway station - essentially accurate, not a blocker.; Everything else verified: Crl.A. No. 1202 of 2025, G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, decided 12.08.2025; 20.3 kg ganja, Crime No. 931 of 2021, V4 Rajamangalam PS Chennai, incident 06.12.2021; trial court 10-year RI + Rs 1 lakh fine conviction set aside; acquittal; quote verbatim (paras 6 and 6.1); fabrication found (crime number in seizure mahazar/arrest memo before FIR registration, informant = IO, no independent witness).
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding.

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