# Himachal Pradesh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge) and others vs State of Himachal Pradesh

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## Report card

By judgment dated 7 February 1995 in Criminal Appeal No. 715 of 1989 with appeals arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 965 of 1989 and 193 of 1990, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: Sujata V. Manohar, M. M. Punchhi, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of 3 police personnel, namely: Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police; Constable, Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police; Constable, Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police.

- Register number: HP 03 CW 0003
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 715 of 1989 with appeals arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 965 of 1989 and 193 of 1990 / AIR 1995 SC 1941; 1995 CriLJ 3223; (1995) 4 SCC 1
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: Sujata V. Manohar, M. M. Punchhi, JJ.), 7 February 1995
- Officer(s) at the material time: Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police; Constable, Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police; Constable, Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 217 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 330 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 348 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The complicity of \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\] in the commission of the crime thus stands proved beyond doubt.” (at para 5)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment.
- 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/113523/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1995-0010)

**Record:** CW-1995-0010 (compiler id CWC-1102); case GAP3-127-010
**Title:** Himachal Pradesh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge) and others vs State of Himachal Pradesh
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: Sujata V. Manohar; M. M. Punchhi
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 715 of 1989 with appeals arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 965 of 1989 and 193 of 1990 / AIR 1995 SC 1941; 1995 CriLJ 3223; (1995) 4 SCC 1
**Judgment:** 1995-02-07 (1995, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1975-08-30 (1975)
**Place:** Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; city town: Shimla (Kasumpti); police station or unit: Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial torture
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 217; IPC 330; IPC 348; IPC 34
**Officers (gated display forms):** Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police; Constable, Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police; Constable, Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Police (3 in record)
**Victims:** Shimla man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The Supreme Court on 7 February 1995 dismissed on merit the appeals of ASI and Constable of Police Post Kasumpti, Shimla, upholding their convictions under Sections 217, 330 and 348 read with Section 34 IPC. The Court found that a Shimla man had been wrongfully confined at the police post from 30 August to 12 September 1975 and beaten with sticks to extort a confession in a theft case, and that his dead body was found on 17 September 1975. It held the constable's complicity proved beyond doubt and the ASI answerable as post in-charge acting with tacit consent and connivance. A third constable's appeal abated on his death; the Court left the convictions and sentences undisturbed and ordered no compensation.

> The complicity of \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\] in the commission of the crime thus stands proved beyond doubt.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/113523/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/673635/anup-singh-and-others-appellant-hash-state-of-himachal-pradesh-respondent/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_torture
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial torture', '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:** 5
**display title redacted:** Himachal Pradesh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge) and others vs State of Himachal Pradesh
**followup status:** never_checked
**institutional response:** {'date': None, 'action_type': 'Conviction', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Trial court (as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'AIR 1995 SC 1941; 1995 CriLJ 3223; (1995) 4 SCC 1', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '1995-02-07', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Supreme Court of India', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': 'AIR 1995 SC 1941; 1995 CriLJ 3223; (1995) 4 SCC 1', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/113523/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/673635/anup-singh-and-others-appellant-hash-state-of-himachal-pradesh-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial torture
**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:** SC dismissed appeals on merit, upholding IPC 217/330/348 convictions of Kasumpti ASI and constable for custodial confinement and torture.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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