# Delhi Police Constable vs State (NCT of Delhi)

HTML version: [https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2014-0031](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2014-0031)

## Report card

By judgment dated 29 September 2014 in Criminal Appeal No. 660 of 2008, the Delhi High Court (Coram: S. Muralidhar, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Constable, Police Post Red Fort, PS Kotwali, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 06 CW 0026
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 660 of 2008 / (2014) 09 DEL CK 0099
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: S. Muralidhar, J.), 29 September 2014
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Police Post Red Fort, PS Kotwali, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: 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): “For all the aforementioned reasons, the Court is satisfied that no error has been committed by the learned trial Court in convicting the Appellant for the offence under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act.” (at para 28)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 1.5 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/401590/vijay-narain-vs-state/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2014-0031)

**Record:** CW-2014-0031 (compiler id CWC-0794); case GAP2-19-005
**Title:** Delhi Police Constable vs State (NCT of Delhi)
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: S. Muralidhar
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 660 of 2008 / (2014) 09 DEL CK 0099
**Judgment:** 2014-09-29 (2014, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2001-02-16 (2001)
**Place:** Central, Delhi; city town: Delhi; police station or unit: Police Post Red Fort, PS Kotwali; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Police Post Red Fort, PS Kotwali, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Delhi resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 1.5 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal of Delhi Police Constable of Police Post Red Fort and confirmed his conviction for demanding and accepting a Rs.500 monthly bribe from physically handicapped pavement bookseller a Delhi resident to let him sell books near Red Fort. The ACB trap on 16 February 2001 recovered treated notes from the constable's hand with pink hand washes. The court held the panch witness's evidence, corroborated by the complainant and Raid Officer, proved voluntary acceptance of the bribe beyond reasonable doubt, shifting the Section 20 burden which the appellant failed to discharge. It held the sentence of 1 year plus 1.5 years RI not excessive for a policeman, cancelling bail bonds with surrender ordered. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> For all the aforementioned reasons, the Court is satisfied that no error has been committed by the learned trial Court in convicting the Appellant for the offence under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act.

**Sources (1):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/401590/vijay-narain-vs-state/)
**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:** 28
**display title redacted:** Delhi Police Constable vs State (NCT of Delhi)
**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': '(2014) 09 DEL CK 0099', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2014-09-29', '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': '(2014) 09 DEL CK 0099', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/401590/vijay-narain-vs-state/', '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:** HC judgment verified via CourtKutchehry; constable monthly-bribe conviction confirmed.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

[Open CW-2014-0031](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2014-0031)