# State (Delhi Administration) vs Khem Chand

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## Report card

By judgment dated 24 November 1983 in Criminal Appeal No. 42 of 1977, the Delhi High Court (Coram: R.N. Aggarwal, Malik Sharief-Ud-Din, JJ.) recorded the conviction of the Khem Chand (Sub-Inspector).

- Register number: DL 04 CW 0001
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 42 of 1977 / 25(1984)DLT134
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: R.N. Aggarwal, Malik Sharief-Ud-Din, JJ.), 24 November 1983
- Officer(s) at the material time: Khem Chand (Sub-Inspector)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947
- Finding of the Court (extract): “We, therefore, accept this appeal, reverse the finding of learned Special Judge and hold the accused guilty under section 161 Indian Penal Code and Section 5(2) read with section 5(1)(d) Prevention of Corruption Act and convict him accordingly.” (at para 25)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction entered by High Court. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 0.08 years.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1809913/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1983-0002)

**Record:** CW-1983-0002 (compiler id CWC-0781); case GAP2-17-002
**Title:** State (Delhi Administration) vs Khem Chand
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: R.N. Aggarwal; Malik Sharief-Ud-Din
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 42 of 1977 / 25(1984)DLT134
**Judgment:** 1983-11-24 (1983, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1975-09-19 (1975)
**Place:** West Delhi, Delhi; city town: New Delhi (Patel Nagar); police station or unit: Patel Nagar Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction entered by High Court (conviction_by_hc)
**Sections:** IPC 161; PC Act 1947 s.5(1)(d); PC Act 1947 s.5(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Khem Chand (Sub-Inspector) (1 in record)
**Victims:** New Delhi man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 0.08 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Delhi High Court records the following account. Complainant \[name withheld\] reported an assault and trespass at Patel Nagar police station, where a Section 452 IPC case was entrusted to Sub-Inspector Khem Chand; on 19 September 1975 Khem Chand told him his case was weak and demanded Rs. 100 and wine to champion his cause. The Anti-Corruption Branch laid a trap at the complainant's residence on 20 September 1975, where the accused accepted the bribe and the money was recovered from him. The Special Judge acquitted him on 30 October 1976 holding the demand unproved. The court held the Special Judge's approach basically erroneous, found the trap, recovery and phenolphthalein evidence proved acceptance, reversed the acquittal, convicted him under Section 161 IPC and Section 5(2)/5(1)(d) PC Act 1947, and, recording special reasons, sentenced him to one month RI plus Rs. 100 fine (concurrent) with a direction to surrender forthwith. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> We, therefore, accept this appeal, reverse the finding of learned Special Judge and hold the accused guilty under section 161 Indian Penal Code and Section 5(2) read with section 5(1)(d) Prevention of Corruption Act and convict him accordingly.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1809913/); [sooperkanoon.com](https://sooperkanoon.com/case/685203/state-delhi-administration-vs-khem-chand)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**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:** 25
**display title redacted:** State (Delhi Administration) vs Khem Chand
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '1983-11-24', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Delhi High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Delhi High Court entered convictions against police personnel in this judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '25(1984)DLT134', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1809913/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://sooperkanoon.com/case/685203/state-delhi-administration-vs-khem-chand', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**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:** Acquittal reversed on State appeal; SI convicted of bribery under s.161 IPC and PC Act 1947.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction entered by High Court.

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