# Delhi Police Sub-Inspector vs C.B.I.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 27 November 2013 in Crl.A. No. 461/2003, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Siddharth Mridul, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Sub-Inspector, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 04 CW 0016
- Case reference: Crl.A. No. 461/2003
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Siddharth Mridul, J.), 27 November 2013
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Accordingly, the appellant is found guilty under Section 120 IPC read with Sections 7 and 13(1) (d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act. The appellant is also found guilty and convicted for the substantive offences under Sections 7 …” (at para 44)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 4 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/34657353/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2013-0038)

**Record:** CW-2013-0038 (compiler id CWC-1185); case GAP3-41-003
**Title:** Delhi Police Sub-Inspector vs C.B.I.
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: Siddharth Mridul
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A. No. 461/2003
**Judgment:** 2013-11-27 (2013, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1995-07-26 (1995)
**Place:** West Delhi, Delhi; city town: New Delhi; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 120B; PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** New Delhi man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 4 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Delhi High Court (Siddharth Mridul, J.) on 27 November 2013 dismissed the appeal of Delhi Police Sub-Inspector against his 2003 conviction for demanding and accepting a Rs. 5,000 bribe from property dealer a New Delhi man to dispose of a complaint against him. The court found that a CBI trap laid on 26 July 1995 caught the appellant arriving in a Sub-Inspector's uniform and that the tainted money was recovered from his co-accused. It held demand and acceptance proved, raised the presumption under Section 20 of the PC Act which the appellant failed to rebut, and sustained the sentence of four years' rigorous imprisonment with fine. The court cancelled his bail bond and ordered him to be taken into custody forthwith. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Accordingly, the appellant is found guilty under Section 120 IPC read with Sections 7 and 13(1) (d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act. The appellant is also found guilty and convicted for the substantive offences under Sections 7 and 13(1) (d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34657353/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/908499/tirath-singh-rawat-appellant-hash-cbi-respondent/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**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:** 44
**display title redacted:** Delhi Police Sub-Inspector vs C.B.I.
**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 Delhi High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Delhi High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'Crl.A. No. 461/2003', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2013-11-27', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Delhi High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': 'Crl.A. No. 461/2003', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34657353/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/908499/tirath-singh-rawat-appellant-hash-cbi-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**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:** PC Act conviction of Delhi Police SI upheld on appeal; 4 years RI sustained, bail cancelled.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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