A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court confirmed the conviction of Senior PSI of Petlad Rural police station for the custodial death of Bhupendrabhai Patel, arrested on 04.02.1988, handed to the PSI on 24-hour remand on 05.02.1988 and found dead with severe injuries at 2:30 a.m. on 06.02.1988. The Court held the deceased was beaten to death in the sole custody of the appellant, whose burden under Section 106 of the Evidence Act went unrebutted, and rejected the parity plea based on the co-accused's acquittal. The appeal was dismissed, the 10-year RI sentences under Sections 304 Part II and 331 IPC confirmed, bail cancelled and the appellant given 5 weeks to surrender.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 4 April 2007 in Criminal Appeal against Sessions Case No. 172 of 1991, the Gujarat High Court (Coram: Anil R. Dave, K.S. Jhaveri, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of the Senior Police Sub-Inspector, Petlad Rural Police Station.
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“There is no evidence inconsistent with the guilt of the appellant and, therefore, in our opinion, the circumstantial evidence is sufficient in this case so as to confirm the conviction.” (para 52)
The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Gujarat High Court judgment.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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