Date not established
Conviction
ConcludedThe trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment.
Conviction · Supports allegation.
Source: Criminal Appeal Nos. 976-977 of 2002
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CW-2009-0008Lalitpur, Uttar PradeshJudgment 11 August 2009
Bhoopat Singh v. J.B. Kataria and Ors.
The judgment of the Supreme Court of India records the following account. A Sojna man, a young medical practitioner of village Sojna, was arrested on 7 March 1987 under Section 307 IPC and brutally assaulted by Station Officer J.B. Katariya, sustaining 18 injuries across his body before succumbing to death in police custody on 8/9 March 1987. The Special Sessions Judge, Lalitpur, convicted Katariya of murder under Section 302 IPC, sentencing him to life imprisonment, but the Allahabad High Court converted the conviction to Section 304 Part II IPC and reduced the sentence to two years imprisonment with a Rs 25,000 fine. On cross-appeals, the Supreme Court held that the officer mercilessly assaulted the deceased while in custody, taking undue advantage of his official position. The Supreme Court dismissed Katariya appeal, affirmed his conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC, cancelled his bail, and enhanced his sentence of imprisonment from two years to five years rigorous imprisonment.
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By judgment dated 11 August 2009 in Criminal Appeal Nos. 976-977 of 2002, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: B.N. Agrawal, G.S. Singhvi, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of the J.B. Katariya (Station Officer).
- Register number
- UP 94 CW 0002
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal Nos. 976-977 of 2002
- Court and date
- Supreme Court of India (Coram: B.N. Agrawal, G.S. Singhvi, JJ.), 11 August 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time
- J.B. Katariya (Station Officer)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “we consider it necessary to mention that the appellant had taken undue advantage of his position as a police officer and mercilessly assaulted the deceased while he was in police custody. As many as 18 injuries were inflicted on the …” (at para n/a)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 5.0 years.
- Present status of the proceedings
- No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
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Current position
The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 11 August 2009 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
Custodial deathPrimary
Material fact supported
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“we consider it necessary to mention that the appellant had taken undue advantage of his position as a police officer and mercilessly assaulted the deceased while he was in police custody. As many as 18 injuries were inflicted on the …” (para n/a)
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Institutional response
11 Aug 2009
Order issued
ConcludedThe Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.
Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card).
Source: Criminal Appeal Nos. 976-977 of 2002
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Follow-up history
19 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.