{
 "case_id": "t2s-ch-001",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "gate_status": "V2",
 "verified_by": "swarm-verify-cop-ch-trial",
 "verified_at": "2026-09-24T00:00:00Z",
 "verdict_note": "Verified against the cited source.",
 "state": "Chandigarh",
 "district": "Chandigarh",
 "court": "Punjab and Haryana High Court",
 "court_level": "sessions",
 "trial_court_name": "Punjab and Haryana High Court",
 "case_title": "[name withheld] etc vs UT of Chandigarh",
 "case_number": "CRR No. 2586 of 2009 (O&M)",
 "conviction_date": "2025-12-09",
 "conviction_year": 2025,
 "date_precision": "day",
 "incident_date": "2003-01-30",
 "incident_year": 2003,
 "category": "misconduct",
 "subcategory": "other",
 "raw_subcategory": "other",
 "outcome_type": "trial_court_conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "name": null,
   "rank": "Head Constable",
   "role": "convicted",
   "unit": "PCR Vehicle No. CH-01-G-0156, Chandigarh",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Head Constable, PCR Vehicle No. CH-01-G-0156, Chandigarh"
  },
  {
   "name": null,
   "rank": "Constable",
   "role": "convicted",
   "unit": "PCR Vehicle No. CH-01-G-0156, Chandigarh",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Constable, PCR Vehicle No. CH-01-G-0156, Chandigarh"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [
  "Section 68 of the Excise Act"
 ],
 "sentence": "Released on probation on probation bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with costs of Rs. 500/- each, as imposed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chandigarh judgment dated 14.01.2006; revision dismissed 09.12.2025",
 "sentence_type": null,
 "sentence_max_years": null,
 "appeal_status": "none_known",
 "appeal_url": null,
 "source_kind": "judgment",
 "source_agency": null,
 "primary_source_url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/106118334/",
 "secondary_sources": [],
 "summary": "The Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chandigarh convicted the two PCR policemen under Section 68 of the Excise Act by judgment dated 14.01.2006 and released them on probation. The High Court recorded that the officers were on PCR Vehicle No. CH-01-G-0156 when liquor was found after a wireless message to police post PGI. The High Court held that no ground for interference was made out. The High Court dismissed the revision and maintained the conviction.",
 "court_quote": "it is hereby held that the present revision petition is devoid of merit and deserves dismissal.",
 "confidence": "medium",
 "tier": "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded",
 "source_job": "cop-ch-trial",
 "verification_badge": "V2 · Externally reported",
 "tier_badge": "Externally reported",
 "subcategory_display": "other",
 "last_checked": "2026-09-24",
 "followup_status": "checked",
 "followup_history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-24",
   "scope": "Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark)."
  }
 ],
 "case_title_or_number": "[name withheld] etc vs UT of Chandigarh",
 "service": "police",
 "watch": "babuwatch"
}