# Kalaburagi Police Head Constable v. State of Karnataka

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## Report card

By judgment dated 3 April 2012 in Criminal Appeal No. 531 of 2007, the Karnataka High Court (Coram: V. Suri Appa Rao, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Head Constable, District Armed Reserve, Gulbarga (attached to Central Jail).

- Register number: KA 32 CW 0002
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 531 of 2007 / (2013) CriLJ 1040; (2012) ILR Kar 6556
- Court and date: Karnataka High Court (Coram: V. Suri Appa Rao, J.), 3 April 2012
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, District Armed Reserve, Gulbarga (attached to Central Jail)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 221 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 222 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 223 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “It appears that the appellant intentionally allowed the convict Rustum Khan to escape from his lawful custody.” (at para 12)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 0.5 years.
- 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/488400/younus-khan-vs-state-of-karnataka/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2012-0006)

**Record:** CW-2012-0006 (compiler id CWC-0504); case SWDERELI-016
**Title:** Kalaburagi Police Head Constable v. State of Karnataka
**Court:** Karnataka High Court; bench: Kalaburagi; judges: V. Suri Appa Rao
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 531 of 2007 / (2013) CriLJ 1040; (2012) ILR Kar 6556
**Judgment:** 2012-04-03 (2012, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2004-08-15 (2004)
**Place:** Kalaburagi, Karnataka; city town: Kalaburagi; police station or unit: District Armed Reserve, Gulbarga; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 221; IPC 222; IPC 223
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, District Armed Reserve, Gulbarga (attached to Central Jail) (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 0.5 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The High Court confirmed the conviction of Head Constable for intentionally allowing his brother-in-law, convict Rustum Khan, to escape from lawful custody while escorting him from Central Jail Gulbarga to hospital and back, and then omitting to apprehend him. The Court disbelieved the chilly-powder escape story, noting the convict was the appellant's wife's younger brother. The sentences of six months' imprisonment plus Rs.500 fine on each of the three counts (Sections 221, 222 and 223 IPC) were sustained. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> It appears that the appellant intentionally allowed the convict Rustum Khan to escape from his lawful custody.

**Sources (1):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/488400/younus-khan-vs-state-of-karnataka/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** dereliction_evidence_tampering
**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:** 12
**display title redacted:** Kalaburagi Police Head Constable v. State of Karnataka
**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 Karnataka High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Karnataka High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '(2013) CriLJ 1040; (2012) ILR Kar 6556', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2012-04-03', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Karnataka High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Karnataka High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': '(2013) CriLJ 1040; (2012) ILR Kar 6556', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/488400/younus-khan-vs-state-of-karnataka/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** dereliction evidence tampering
**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 judgment text verified; escort-constable conviction for intentional escape of convict upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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