CW-2011-0015Mehsana, GujaratJudgment 25 August 2011

Langnaj Police Police Sub-Inspector and others vs State of Gujarat

The Gujarat High Court confirmed the ACB trap convictions of Langnaj police station PSI and Constable, who demanded Rs 2,000 from complainant [name withheld] to spare his father arrest and holiday detention in a Section 498-A case and were trapped on 18.06.1991 accepting the balance, anthracene stains being found on the PSI's hand. The Court held demand and voluntary acceptance proved, rejected the false-implication defence, and observed that police officers indulging in corrupt practice by threatening custody were entitled to no benefit of doubt. The appeal was dismissed, the convictions and 2-year RI sentences confirmed, bail bonds cancelled and the appellants directed to surrender within four weeks.

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By judgment dated 25 August 2011 in Criminal Appeal No. 1107 of 1997, the Gujarat High Court (Coram: Z.K. Saiyed, J.) affirmed the conviction of 2 police personnel, namely: Police Sub-Inspector, Langnaj Police Station, Mehsana; Unarmed Police Constable, Langnaj Police Station, Mehsana.

Register number
GJ 02 CW 0003
Case reference
Criminal Appeal No. 1107 of 1997
Court and date
Gujarat High Court (Coram: Z.K. Saiyed, J.), 25 August 2011
Officer(s) at the material time
Police Sub-Inspector, Langnaj Police Station, Mehsana; Unarmed Police Constable, Langnaj Police Station, Mehsana
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d)/13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Finding of the Court (extract)
“The presence of anthracene powder on the hand of the accused goes to show that he has voluntarily accepted the bribe.” (at para 10)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 2 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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The Gujarat High Court judgment dated 25 August 2011 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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Material fact supported

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Official finding: supports allegation.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“The presence of anthracene powder on the hand of the accused goes to show that he has voluntarily accepted the bribe.” (para 10)

Institutional response

2
Date not established

Conviction

Concluded
Trial court (as recorded in the Gujarat High Court judgment) External · Binding

The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Gujarat High Court judgment.

Conviction · Supports allegation.
Source: Criminal Appeal No. 1107 of 1997
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25 Aug 2011

Order issued

Concluded
Gujarat High Court External · Binding

The Gujarat High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.

Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card).
Source: Criminal Appeal No. 1107 of 1997
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Follow-up history

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19 Sep 2026

(Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass; skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl))

Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.

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