# UT Police Sub-Inspector v. C.B.I.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 25 May 2009 in Criminal Appeal No. 915-SB of 2007, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: K. C. Puri, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Sub-Inspector, UT Police Chandigarh.

- Register number: CH 01 CW 0007
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 915-SB of 2007 / (2009) 3 RCR (Criminal) 518
- Court and date: Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: K. C. Puri, J.), 25 May 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, UT Police Chandigarh
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In view of the above discussion, no ground for interference is made out. Consequently, the conviction recorded by the trial Court stands confirmed and the appeal stands dismissed being without any merit.” (at para n/a)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 1 year.
- 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/119941/jaswant-singh-vs-cbi/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2009-0006)

**Record:** CW-2009-0006 (compiler id CWC-0067); case CHANDI-013
**Title:** UT Police Sub-Inspector v. C.B.I.
**Court:** Punjab and Haryana High Court; judges: K. C. Puri
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 915-SB of 2007 / (2009) 3 RCR (Criminal) 518
**Judgment:** 2009-05-25 (2009, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2005-08-03 (2005)
**Place:** Chandigarh, Chandigarh; city town: Chandigarh; police station or unit: UT Police Chandigarh; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2); PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, UT Police Chandigarh (1 in record)
**Victims:** Chandigarh man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment; max 1 yrs
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed SI 's appeal and confirmed his CBI-court conviction for demanding a bribe to release a motorcycle retained after a July 2005 road accident in Chandigarh. The demand of Rs 5,000, reduced to Rs 2,000, was proved by the shadow witness even though the complainant turned hostile, and the trap was upheld. The Court confirmed one year's rigorous imprisonment with Rs 5,000 fine each under Section 7 and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, concurrently, holding the sentence in no manner excessive. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In view of the above discussion, no ground for interference is made out. Consequently, the conviction recorded by the trial Court stands confirmed and the appeal stands dismissed being without any merit.

**Sources (2):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/119941/jaswant-singh-vs-cbi/); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1253864/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**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:** n/a
**display title redacted:** UT Police Sub-Inspector v. C.B.I.
**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 Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '(2009) 3 RCR (Criminal) 518', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2009-05-25', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Punjab and Haryana High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': '(2009) 3 RCR (Criminal) 518', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/119941/jaswant-singh-vs-cbi/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1253864/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**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:** PC Act trap conviction confirmed (1-yr RI); appeal dismissed, verified.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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