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

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## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/163929601/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2025-0056)

**Record:** CW-2025-0056 (compiler id CWC-1330); case cop-tn-hc-6
**Title:** Chennai Man v. State (NDPS Case - Fabricated Documents)
**Court:** Madras High Court (Principal Seat); judges: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A. Nos. 41, 83 & 212 of 2023 / 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) (unreported)
**Judgment:** 2025-08-21 (2025, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2019-12-21 (2019)
**Place:** Chennai, Tamil Nadu; police station or unit: NIB-CID, Chennai; 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, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai; Police Constable, NIB-CID, Chennai (4 in record)
**Victims:** Chennai man; Chennai man; Chennai man; Chennai man (4 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

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.

> 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 such as computer, printer, etc. Therefore, all the documents were already prepared in the police station and a false case was registered against the appellants.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/163929601/)
**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 7-8
**display title redacted:** Chennai Man v. State (NDPS Case - Fabricated Documents)
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2025-08-21', '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/163929601/', '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 52A, NDPS Act' - the judgment does not mention s.52A (it discusses NDPS ss. 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(B)/(C), 50/50(1), and s.374(2) CrPC); remove.; Minor: paragraph 2 of the judgment gives the incident date as 21.01.2019 while paragraphs 4, 7 and 12 say 21.12.2019; the register's 2019-12-21 matches the latter and the actual seizure/production dates.; Everything else verified: Crl.A. Nos. 41, 83 & 212 of 2023, G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, decided 21.08.2025; 54 kg ganja at Egmore Railway Station, NIB-CID Chennai (Crime No. 116 of 2019); four accused (\[name withheld\], \[name withheld\], \[name withheld\], \[name withheld\]) acquitted and trial convictions (CC.No.81 of 2020) set aside; quote verbatim (para 8); joint search notice/joint consent violation of s.50(1); all documents typed/prepared in station; unexplained 9-day delay in producing contraband.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding.

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