The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. Justice L. Victoria Gowri held the Inspector and Sub-Inspector of AWPS Alangulam guilty of serious dereliction of statutory duty for closing a dowry complaint disclosing cognizable offences through a private part-refund settlement instead of registering an FIR. The court ordered each officer to pay Rs.1,00,000 compensation personally to the complainant by 24 July 2026 (Rs.2,00,000 total), declaring it final public-law accountability. Since the officers showed remorse and had undergone ten days suspension, the court permitted revocation of suspension and barred further departmental proceedings on the same matter. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 16 July 2026 in W.P.Crl.(MD) No.3809 of 2026, the Madras High Court (Coram: L. Victoria Gowri, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Alangulam; Sub-Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Alangulam, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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Judgment dated 16 July 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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.
Holding not recorded separately.
“Nevertheless, the lapse committed by respondents 2 and 3 cannot be ignored, since their failure to register a case despite allegations disclosing cognizable offences resulted in avoidable hardship and prejudice to the petitioner.” (para 12)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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