# Dabri Police Sub-Inspector v. State (NCT of Delhi), CBI

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## Report card

By judgment dated 7 April 2015 in Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 2015, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: T. S. Thakur, Kurian Joseph, R. Banumathi, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of the Sub-Inspector, P.S. Dabri.

- Register number: DL 09 CW 0013
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 2015 / Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 2015 (SLP(Crl) 8919/2014)
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: T. S. Thakur, Kurian Joseph, R. Banumathi, JJ.), 7 April 2015
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, P.S. Dabri
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “As noticed by the High Court in the impugned judgment itself, the appellant was the sub-inspector of police entrusted with the task of law enforcement. The keeper had become the poacher. In such circumstances, we do not find any reason …” (at para 22)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 2 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://orderlaw-bphmhzeseagsd2ce.z03.azurefd.net/cms-cnr-data/supreme_court_data/pdf_files/jonew/courtnic/rop/2014/33575/rop_260166.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2015-0005)

**Record:** CW-2015-0005 (compiler id CWC-0115); case DELHI-024; aliases: CWC-1426
**Title:** Dabri Police Sub-Inspector v. State (NCT of Delhi), CBI
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: T. S. Thakur; Kurian Joseph; R. Banumathi
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 2015 / Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 2015 (SLP(Crl) 8919/2014)
**Judgment:** 2015-04-07 (2015, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2001-01-12 (2001)
**Place:** South West Delhi, Delhi; city town: Dabri; police station or unit: Police Station Dabri; 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); PC Act 1988 s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, P.S. Dabri (1 in record)
**Victims:** Dabri resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 2 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Supreme Court dismissed SI 's appeal and finally upheld his conviction by the Special Judge (CBI), Delhi (CC 194/2001) and confirmed by the Delhi High Court (CRL.A. 326/2008), under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Court recorded that as a Sub-Inspector he demanded a bribe of Rs. 25,000 for releasing the nephew of the complainant, and the CBI Anti-Corruption Branch laid a trap on 13 January 2001. It analysed the penology of corruption offences, held the Act gives no scope for reform-based leniency, and observed that the keeper entrusted with law enforcement had become the poacher. The Court confirmed two years' rigorous imprisonment with a Rs. 15,000 fine on each count. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> As noticed by the High Court in the impugned judgment itself, the appellant was the sub-inspector of police entrusted with the task of law enforcement. The keeper had become the poacher. In such circumstances, we do not find any reason to interfere with the punishment awarded by the trial court and confirmed in appeal.

**Sources (4):** [orderlaw-bphmhzeseagsd2ce.z03.azurefd.net](https://orderlaw-bphmhzeseagsd2ce.z03.azurefd.net/cms-cnr-data/supreme_court_data/pdf_files/jonew/courtnic/rop/2014/33575/rop_260166.pdf); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/158999469/); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/amp/prevention-of-corruption-act-gives-no-scope-for-reform-hence-misplaced-leniency-should-not-be-shown-supreme-court/); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/122227961/)
**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:** 22
**display title redacted:** Dabri Police Sub-Inspector v. State (NCT of Delhi), CBI
**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 Supreme Court of India judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 2015 (SLP(Crl) 8919/2014)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2015-04-07', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Supreme Court of India', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': 'Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 2015 (SLP(Crl) 8919/2014)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://orderlaw-bphmhzeseagsd2ce.z03.azurefd.net/cms-cnr-data/supreme_court_data/pdf_files/jonew/courtnic/rop/2014/33575/rop_260166.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/158999469/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/amp/prevention-of-corruption-act-gives-no-scope-for-reform-hence-misplaced-leniency-should-not-be-shown-supreme-court/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/122227961/', '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:** SC judgment PDF verified; SI's ss.7/13 PC Act conviction and 2-yr sentence finally upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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