# Ami Lal and Ors. vs State of Rajasthan

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## Report card

By judgment dated 3 July 1995, the Rajasthan High Court (Coram: Rajendra Saxena, J.) affirmed the conviction of 2 police personnel, namely: Ami Lal (Head Constable); Dayanand (Constable).

- Register number: RJ 10 CW 0003
- Case reference: 1996 Cri LJ 1585
- Court and date: Rajasthan High Court (Coram: Rajendra Saxena, J.), 3 July 1995
- Officer(s) at the material time: Ami Lal (Head Constable); Dayanand (Constable)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 224 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Hence for the reasons mentioned above, this appeal fails and the conviction and sentence of the appellants Ami Lal, H. C. and Dayanand, Constable are hereby maintained. The learned Sessions Judge, Chur shall immediately issue non-bailable warrants against these appellants …” (at para 34)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 4.5 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/1280281/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1995-0004)

**Record:** CW-1995-0004 (compiler id CWC-0322); case RAJAST-004
**Title:** Ami Lal and Ors. vs State of Rajasthan
**Court:** Rajasthan High Court; bench: Jaipur; judges: Rajendra Saxena
**Case number / citation:** 1996 Cri LJ 1585
**Judgment:** 1995-07-03 (1995, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1977-05-05 (1977)
**Place:** Churu, Rajasthan; city town: Sidhmukh; police station or unit: Sidhmukh Police Outpost, Rajgarh Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 395; IPC 353; IPC 224; IPC 109
**Officers (gated display forms):** Ami Lal (Head Constable); Dayanand (Constable) (2 in record)
**Victims:** Sidhmukh man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment; max 4.5 yrs
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The Rajasthan High Court upheld the conviction and sentences of Head Constable Ami Lal and Constable Dayanand of Sidhmukh Outpost (PS Rajgarh, Churu). After demanding a bribe of Rs. 1,000 from complainant, the officers were trapped by an Anti-Corruption Department raid party on 5 May 1977. To evade capture and destroy evidence, the officers instigated an armed mob of villagers to attack the trap team, forcefully snatch back the marked bribe notes, and facilitate Ami Lal escape from lawful arrest. Affirming the judgment of the Sessions Judge, Churu, the High Court refused probation to the police officers and maintained their sentences of 4.5 years rigorous imprisonment under Sections 395, 353, and 224 read with Section 109 IPC. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Hence for the reasons mentioned above, this appeal fails and the conviction and sentence of the appellants Ami Lal, H. C. and Dayanand, Constable are hereby maintained. The learned Sessions Judge, Chur shall immediately issue non-bailable warrants against these appellants to secure their arrest and send them to jail to serve out their sentences.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1280281/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**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:** 34
**display title redacted:** Ami Lal and Ors. vs State of Rajasthan
**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': None, 'action_type': 'Conviction', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Trial court (as recorded in the Rajasthan High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Rajasthan High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '1996 Cri LJ 1585', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '1995-07-03', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Rajasthan High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Rajasthan High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': '1996 Cri LJ 1585', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1280281/', '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:** Rajasthan High Court upheld conviction and 4.5-year RI sentence of Head Constable Ami Lal and Constable Dayanand for instigating mob attack/dacoity to foil an anti-corruption trap and escaping custody.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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