The Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Sub-Inspector challenging an order of the State Human Rights Commission finding her guilty of custodial torture and awarding Rs 5 lakh compensation to victim [name withheld]. The Commission found that the officer assaulted the complainant with hands and lathi at Guduvancherry Police Station in December 2018, causing severe injuries across both knees, hands, and legs. The High Court observed that the serious allegations remained uncontroverted by the officer, indicating tacit admission, and deprecated her failure to file a counter or produce records. Finding no merit or grounds for interference under Article 226, the Division Bench left the compensation award and recommendation for disciplinary action intact. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 1 February 2026 in W.P. No. 14267 of 2021, the Madras High Court (Coram: Anita Sumanth, J., Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J., JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Sub-Inspector of Police, Guduvancherry Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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Judgment dated 1 February 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“Though the learned counsel for the petitioner tried to persuade us to interfere with the impugned order on the ground that the Respondent No.2 herein agreed to withdraw the complaint subject to payment of Rs.3,50,000/- during the course of her …” (para 4)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 500,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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