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Conviction
ConcludedThe trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment.
Conviction · Supports allegation.
Source: (2014) 12 SCC 473
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CW-2013-0013Amritsar, PunjabJudgment 20 September 2013
Baldev Singh vs State of Punjab with [name withheld] vs State of Punjab
The Supreme Court (Justices A. K. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha Misra) upheld the abduction convictions of a Punjab DSP and a constable for the 29 October 1991 Bagga abductions of seven men, affirming the trial court's 1998 verdict and the High Court's 2005 dismissal of their appeal. The Court held the abductions proved by the complainant's testimony with corroboration, explaining the FIR delay by threats, but set aside the murder conspiracy convictions for want of last-seen-in-custody evidence under s.106 Evidence Act. Treating each victim as a separate s.364 offence, it ordered five years' RI for each of the seven abductions to run consecutively (35 years) plus fines, with the s.452 term maintained. This criminal trial was the sequel to the Inder Singh habeas compensation order. The judgment names two different men called [name withheld]: the appellant-constable convicted in this case and a co-accused of the same name acquitted by the trial court; only the appellant-constable is the convicted officer in this record. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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By judgment dated 20 September 2013 in Criminal Appeal Nos. 1303 and 1380 of 2005, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: A. K. Patnaik, Gyan Sudha Misra, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of 2 police personnel, namely: Baldev Singh (Deputy Superintendent of Police); Constable, Punjab Police.
- Register number
- PB 02 CW 0009
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal Nos. 1303 and 1380 of 2005 / (2014) 12 SCC 473
- Court and date
- Supreme Court of India (Coram: A. K. Patnaik, Gyan Sudha Misra, JJ.), 20 September 2013
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Baldev Singh (Deputy Superintendent of Police); Constable, Punjab Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 452 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “We, therefore, set aside the conviction of the two Appellants u/s 302 read with Section 120B, Indian Penal Code but maintain the conviction of the Appellants under Sections 364 and 452, Indian Penal Code.” (at para 28)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 35 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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Current position
The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 20 September 2013 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
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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.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“We, therefore, set aside the conviction of the two Appellants u/s 302 read with Section 120B, Indian Penal Code but maintain the conviction of the Appellants under Sections 364 and 452, Indian Penal Code.” (para 28)
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Institutional response
20 Sep 2013
Order issued
ConcludedThe Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.
Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card).
Source: (2014) 12 SCC 473
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Follow-up history
19 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.