CW-2013-0007Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, PunjabJudgment 4 July 2013

Charanjit and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Anr.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Balachaur SHO Radha Krishan and two policemen convicted of detaining a dai overnight on 9 February 1989 and gang-raping her after picking her up for interrogation about terrorists frequenting her house. The Court sustained the concurrent findings under Sections 323/34, 504/34, 376(2)(a) and 376(2)(g), plus Section 342 against the SHO, believing the victim consistent account corroborated by her husband and neighbour who saw her bleeding and torn-clothed on release. It rejected the police claim of same-evening release with a signed writing, noting the station Daily Diary and Register II were suppressed. No medical evidence existed as doctors refused examination under SHO pressure. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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By judgment dated 4 July 2013 in Criminal Appeal No. 232 of 2007, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: A. K. Patnaik, Gyan Sudha Misra, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of 3 police personnel, namely: Radha Krishan (Station House Officer); Charanjit; Kashmiri Lal.

Register number
PB 32 CW 0002
Case reference
Criminal Appeal No. 232 of 2007 / (2013) 11 SCC 163; AIR 2013 SC 2896
Court and date
Supreme Court of India (Coram: A. K. Patnaik, Gyan Sudha Misra, JJ.), 4 July 2013
Officer(s) at the material time
Radha Krishan (Station House Officer); Charanjit; Kashmiri Lal
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 376(2)(a) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
Finding of the Court (extract)
“Thus, the trial court and the High Court have recorded concurrent findings of facts holding the Appellants guilty of the offences under Sections 323/34, 504/34, 376(2)(a) and 376(2)(g) Indian Penal Code and the Appellant-Radha Krishan guilty of the offence u/s …” (at para 16)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 10 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 Supreme Court of India judgment dated 4 July 2013 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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Custodial torturePrimary
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.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“Thus, the trial court and the High Court have recorded concurrent findings of facts holding the Appellants guilty of the offences under Sections 323/34, 504/34, 376(2)(a) and 376(2)(g) Indian Penal Code and the Appellant-Radha Krishan guilty of the offence u/s …” (para 16)

Institutional response

2
Date not established

Conviction

Concluded
Trial court (as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment) External · Binding

The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment.

Conviction · Supports allegation.
Source: (2013) 11 SCC 163; AIR 2013 SC 2896
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4 Jul 2013

Order issued

Concluded
Supreme Court of India External · Binding

The Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.

Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card).
Source: (2013) 11 SCC 163; AIR 2013 SC 2896
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Follow-up history

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19 Sep 2026

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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

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