# State of Gujarat vs Vadodara Police Police Sub-Inspector

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## Report card

By judgment dated 25 September 1996 in Criminal Appeal No. 881 of 1984, the Gujarat High Court (Coram: R. K. Abichandani, R. R. Jain, JJ.) recorded the conviction of the Police Sub-Inspector, Cycle Squad, Sayajiganj Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10,000.

- Register number: GJ 06 CW 0002
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 881 of 1984 / 1997 (1) GLR 229
- Court and date: Gujarat High Court (Coram: R. K. Abichandani, R. R. Jain, JJ.), 25 September 1996
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Sub-Inspector, Cycle Squad, Sayajiganj Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 330 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Death in Police custody is required to be seriously viewed and must be curbed with a heavy hand.” (at para n/a)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction entered by High Court. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 3 years. Compensation: Rs 10,000.
- 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/103927043/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1996-0009)

**Record:** CW-1996-0009 (compiler id CWC-0143); case GUJARA-014
**Title:** State of Gujarat vs Vadodara Police Police Sub-Inspector
**Court:** Gujarat High Court; judges: R. K. Abichandani; R. R. Jain
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 881 of 1984 / 1997 (1) GLR 229
**Judgment:** 1996-09-25 (1996, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1980-02-18 (1980)
**Place:** Vadodara, Gujarat (district at time: Baroda); city town: Vadodara; police station or unit: Sayajiganj Police Station (Cycle Squad); force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial death
**Outcome:** Conviction entered by High Court (conviction_by_hc)
**Sections:** IPC 330; IPC 304 Part II; IPC 34
**Officers (gated display forms):** Police Sub-Inspector, Cycle Squad, Sayajiganj Police Station (1 in record)
**Victims:** Vadodara man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 3 yrs; Rs 10,000
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Gujarat High Court partly allowed the State acquittal appeal against the 31 March 1984 judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Baroda, and convicted PSI for the custodial death of cycle repairer a Vadodara man The Court found a Vadodara man was handed by PSI to \[name withheld\], in charge of the Cycle Squad at Sayajiganj police station, on 18 February 1980 and sustained 15 custodial injuries overnight including a fatal head injury with internal haemorrhage. It rejected the defence denial and held \[name withheld\] guilt proved beyond doubt, sentencing him to 3 years RI on each count concurrently plus Rs 10,000 fine payable to the widow. The acquittal of accused 2 to 6 was confirmed and the appeal abated against accused 7.

> Death in Police custody is required to be seriously viewed and must be curbed with a heavy hand.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/103927043/); [the-laws.com](https://www.the-laws.com/encyclopedia/browse/case?caseId=206991084000&title=state-of-gujarat-vs-gopalrao-bavrao-mohite)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_death
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial death', '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:** n/a
**display title redacted:** State of Gujarat vs Vadodara Police Police Sub-Inspector
**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': '1996-09-25', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Gujarat High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Gujarat High Court entered convictions against police personnel in this judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '1997 (1) GLR 229', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/103927043/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.the-laws.com/encyclopedia/browse/case?caseId=206991084000&title=state-of-gujarat-vs-gopalrao-bavrao-mohite', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial death
**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:** Gujarat HC acquittal-appeal judgment verified; PSI convicted, 3 years RI plus fine to widow.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction entered by High Court.

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