# State (Delhi Administration) vs Delhi Police Constable

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## Report card

By judgment dated 3 May 1984, the Delhi High Court (Coram: R.N. Aggarwal, Malik Sharief-Ud-Din, JJ.) recorded the conviction of the Constable, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 00 CW 0004
- Case reference: (1985) CriLJ 1190
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: R.N. Aggarwal, Malik Sharief-Ud-Din, JJ.), 3 May 1984
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 91 of the Delhi Police Act; Section 93 of the Delhi Police Act; Section 97 of the Delhi Police Act
- Finding of the Court (extract): “we hereby set aside his judgment dt. 4-5-1983 by which he has acquitted the respondent and we restore and affirm the judgment of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate dt. 3-4-1981” (at para 13)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction entered by High Court. Sentence: fine.
- 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://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/379592/state-delhi-administration-appellant-hash-sube-singh-respondent-1/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1984-0002)

**Record:** CW-1984-0002 (compiler id CWC-1162); case GAP3-37-002
**Title:** State (Delhi Administration) vs Delhi Police Constable
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: R.N. Aggarwal; Malik Sharief-Ud-Din
**Case number / citation:** (1985) CriLJ 1190
**Judgment:** 1984-05-03 (1984, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1980-02-20 (1980)
**Place:** Delhi; city town: New Delhi; police station or unit: Police Station Defence Colony; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Conviction entered by High Court (conviction_by_hc)
**Sections:** Delhi Police Act s.91; Delhi Police Act s.93; Delhi Police Act s.97
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** New Delhi resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** fine
**Sentence type:** fine (fine)

The Delhi High Court Division Bench (R.N. Aggarwal and Malik Sharief-Ud-Din, JJ.) on 3 May 1984 allowed the State's acquittal appeal and restored the Metropolitan Magistrate's conviction of Delhi Police constable for drunken disorderly conduct and abuse outside House B-52, Kidwai Nagar, on the night of 20/21 February 1980. The court held the evidence of police witnesses who testified against a colleague, corroborated by the householder, was trustworthy, and that proof of intoxication was immaterial since the Delhi Police Act punishes indecent and disorderly behaviour regardless. It held no sanction under Section 197 CrPC was needed because abusing people and unruly conduct are not remotely connected with official duty. The acquittal dated 4 May 1983 was set aside and the fine of Rs 100 (in default 7 days simple imprisonment) restored. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> we hereby set aside his judgment dt. 4-5-1983 by which he has acquitted the respondent and we restore and affirm the judgment of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate dt. 3-4-1981

**Sources (2):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/379592/state-delhi-administration-appellant-hash-sube-singh-respondent-1/); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/882083/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** other
**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:** 13
**display title redacted:** State (Delhi Administration) vs Delhi Police Constable
**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': '1984-05-03', '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': '(1985) CriLJ 1190', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/379592/state-delhi-administration-appellant-hash-sube-singh-respondent-1/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/882083/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** other
**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:** HC reversed acquittal and restored magistrate conviction of constable; sanction held not required.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction entered by High Court.

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