21 Aug 2025
Order issued
ConcludedThe Madras High Court (Principal Seat) recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
adverse finding compensation.
Source: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) (unreported)
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CW-2025-0056Chennai, Tamil NaduJudgment 21 August 2025
Chennai Man v. State (NDPS Case - Fabricated Documents)
The Madras High Court acquitted four accused in an NDPS case involving alleged possession of 54 kg of ganja at Egmore Railway Station. The Single Judge found multiple fabrications by the NIB-CID police: (1) all documents (secret information, search notice, seizure mahazar, arrest report, inspection memo) were typed, indicating preparation in the police station rather than at the scene; (2) joint search notice and joint consent were obtained from all four accused, violating Section 50(1) NDPS Act which requires individual communication of the right to be searched before a gazetted officer or magistrate; (3) the prosecution failed to produce the general diary or permission from a superior officer despite PW1's deposition; (4) there was an unexplained 9-day delay in producing the contraband before the trial court. The court held these discrepancies created suspicion that a false case was registered.
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By judgment dated 21 August 2025 in Crl.A. Nos. 41, 83 & 212 of 2023, the Madras High Court (Principal Seat) (Coram: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.) adjudicated the matter concerning 4 police personnel, namely: Inspector of Police, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai.
- Register number
- TN 01 CW 0037
- Case reference
- Crl.A. Nos. 41, 83 & 212 of 2023 / 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) (unreported)
- Court and date
- Madras High Court (Principal Seat) (Coram: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.), 21 August 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Inspector of Police, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai
- 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)
- “All the documents such as secret information, search information, seizure mahazar, arrest report, inspection memo, etc. were in typed versions. There is no evidence to show that PW1 and his team went to the scene of crime with all equipments …” (at para para 7-8)
- 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.
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Current position
Judgment dated 21 August 2025. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
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Material fact supported
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“All the documents such as secret information, search information, seizure mahazar, arrest report, inspection memo, etc. were in typed versions. There is no evidence to show that PW1 and his team went to the scene of crime with all equipments …” (para para 7-8)
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Follow-up history
24 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.