The judgment of the Supreme Court of India records the following account. On the night of 15 November 2004, acting on a liquor-smuggling tip, Head Constable with three constables intercepted a Maruti car near IDPL Gate, Rishikesh, and when it failed to stop, [name withheld] fired a single.38-bore shot that struck front-seat passenger a Rishikesh woman in the temple, killing her. The Sessions Judge, Dehradun convicted [name withheld] under s.302/34 IPC and s.27(1) Arms Act with life imprisonment but acquitted the three constables. The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed [name withheld]'s appeals confirming his life sentence, while additionally convicting the three constables in the State's appeal. The Supreme Court (2025 INSC 114) quashed the three constables' conviction for want of common intention but affirmed the trial judgment, leaving [name withheld]'s life conviction intact. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 28 January 2025 in Criminal Appeal Nos. 217 and 218 of 2006, the Supreme Court of India affirmed the conviction of the Head Constable, Police Station Rishikesh, Uttarakhand Police.
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“The High Court dismissed the first set of criminal appeals preferred by accused No.1-[name withheld] thereby confirming the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed by the trial court.” (para 2)
The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment.
The Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.
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