# Mumbai Police Head Constable vs State of Maharashtra

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## Report card

By judgment dated 22 August 2011 in Criminal Appeal No. 780 of 2006, the Bombay High Court (Coram: J.H. Bhatia, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Head Constable, Sahar Police Station, Mumbai, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10,000.

- Register number: MH 01 CW 0007
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 780 of 2006 / 2011 SCC OnLine Bom 1731
- Court and date: Bombay High Court (Coram: J.H. Bhatia, J.), 22 August 2011
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Sahar Police Station, Mumbai
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 376(2)(a) read with Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In view of the facts and circumstances noted above, while in respect of conviction and sentences for the charges under sections 363, 366, 323 Indian Penal Code, no interference is called for, he is entitled to be acquitted for the …” (at para 29)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 5.85 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/1393254/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2011-0035)

**Record:** CW-2011-0035 (compiler id CWC-1141); case GAP3-22-001
**Title:** Mumbai Police Head Constable vs State of Maharashtra
**Court:** Bombay High Court; judges: J.H. Bhatia
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 780 of 2006 / 2011 SCC OnLine Bom 1731
**Judgment:** 2011-08-22 (2011, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2005-10-17 (2005)
**Place:** Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra; city town: Mumbai; police station or unit: Sahar Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial rape sexual assault
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 363; IPC 366; IPC 323; IPC 376(2)(a) r/w 511
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, Sahar Police Station, Mumbai (1 in record)
**Victims:** Mumbai girl, age 14 (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 5.85 yrs; Rs 10,000
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Bombay High Court records the following account. Head Constable of Sahar police station took a ~14-year-old beggar girl in an autorickshaw on 17.10.2005 and sexually assaulted her near a temple wall until a passer-by intervened. The trial court convicted him under ss.363, 366, 376(2)(a) and 323 IPC with 15 years RI for rape. The court held the victim a minor whose consent was irrelevant and kept the ss.363/366/323 convictions, but held penetration unproved, converting the rape conviction to attempt under s.376(2)(a) r/w s.511 IPC with sentence reduced to imprisonment already undergone plus Rs.10,000 fine payable to the victim. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In view of the facts and circumstances noted above, while in respect of conviction and sentences for the charges under sections 363, 366, 323 Indian Penal Code, no interference is called for, he is entitled to be acquitted for the charges under section 376 (2) (a) but is liable to be convicted for the offence for attempt to commit rape punishable under section 376 (2)(a) read with section 511 of the Indian Penal Code, because the accused committed that offence within the local limits of the police station where he was appointed as a head constable.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1393254/); [pdf.lawlens.in](https://pdf.lawlens.in/1a62add8-6aad-4879-a6d9-4fedc9ed84a1)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_rape_sexual_assault
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial torture', '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:** 29
**display title redacted:** Mumbai Police Head Constable vs State of Maharashtra
**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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': None, 'action_type': 'Conviction', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Trial court (as recorded in the Bombay High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Bombay High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '2011 SCC OnLine Bom 1731', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2011-08-22', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Bombay High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': '2011 SCC OnLine Bom 1731', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1393254/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://pdf.lawlens.in/1a62add8-6aad-4879-a6d9-4fedc9ed84a1', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial rape sexual assault
**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:** HC kept kidnap/assault convictions; rape reduced to attempt; sentence cut to time served.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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