# Gujarat Police Deputy Superintendent of Police and others v. State (B. B. case: appeals of convicted police personnel and doctors)

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## Report card

By judgment dated 4 May 2017 in Appeals from Bombay High Court judgment dated 04-05-2017 (Crl.A. Nos. 1020-1023/2009 etc.), the Bombay High Court (Coram: S. A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao, JJ.) recorded the conviction of 4 police personnel, namely: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Limkheda, Gujarat Police; Inspector, Limkheda Police Station; Police officer, Limkheda Police Station; Police Sub-Inspector, Limkheda Police Station.

- Register number: GJ 20 CW 0004
- Case reference: Appeals from Bombay High Court judgment dated 04-05-2017 (Crl.A. Nos. 1020-1023/2009 etc.)
- Court and date: Bombay High Court (Coram: S. A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao, JJ.), 4 May 2017
- Officer(s) at the material time: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Limkheda, Gujarat Police; Inspector, Limkheda Police Station; Police officer, Limkheda Police Station; Police Sub-Inspector, Limkheda Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In view of the above, we set aside acquittal of accused Nos.13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 under Sections 201 and 218 of IPC and we hold them guilty of the offences punishable under sections 201 and 218 …” (at para 371)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction entered by High Court. Sentence: imprisonment and fine.
- 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/41203430/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2017-0006)

**Record:** CW-2017-0006 (compiler id CWC-0340); case SWFALSEI-013
**Title:** Gujarat Police Deputy Superintendent of Police and others v. State (B. B. case: appeals of convicted police personnel and doctors)
**Court:** Bombay High Court; judges: S. A. Bobde; L. Nageswara Rao
**Case number / citation:** Appeals from Bombay High Court judgment dated 04-05-2017 (Crl.A. Nos. 1020-1023/2009 etc.)
**Judgment:** 2017-05-04 (2017, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2002-03-03 (2002)
**Place:** Dahod, Gujarat; city town: Limkheda; police station or unit: Limkheda Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Conviction entered by High Court (conviction_by_hc)
**Sections:** IPC 201; IPC 218
**Officers (gated display forms):** Deputy Superintendent of Police, Limkheda, Gujarat Police; Inspector, Limkheda Police Station; Police officer, Limkheda Police Station; Police Sub-Inspector, Limkheda Police Station (4 in record)
**Victims:** Limkheda woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Supreme Court on 10 July 2017 dismissed the appeals of four Gujarat policemen including IPS officer R.\[name withheld\] and two government doctors, upholding the Bombay High Court convictions under Sections 201 and 218 IPC for sabotaging the a woman gang-rape and murder probe. The Court observed they had been unreasonably acquitted by the trial court despite clear-cut evidence of mis-recording the FIR, burying bodies without proper post-mortem and filing false closure reports. The High Court had sentenced them to the period undergone with fines of Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000. In 2019 the Court separately awarded a woman 50 lakh with a job and housing and ordered disciplinary action against the convicted policemen. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In view of the above, we set aside acquittal of accused Nos.13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 under Sections 201 and 218 of IPC and we hold them guilty of the offences punishable under sections 201 and 218 of the Indian Penal Code.

**Sources (4):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/41203430/); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-asks-2002-gujarat-riots-victim-bilkis-bano-to-approach-authorities-for-job-and-accommodation-165017); [sabrangindia.in](https://sabrangindia.in/article/supreme-court-asks-gujarat-government-take-action-against-cops-convicted-bilkis-bano-rape); [twfindia.in](https://www.twfindia.in/public/news/supreme-court-upholds-conviction-of-two-docs-four-cops-in-bilkis-bano-case/details)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** dereliction_evidence_tampering
**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:** True
**court quote para:** 371
**display title redacted:** Gujarat Police Deputy Superintendent of Police and others v. State (B. B. case: appeals of convicted police personnel and doctors)
**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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2017-05-04', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Bombay High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Bombay High Court entered convictions against police personnel in this judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'Appeals from Bombay High Court judgment dated 04-05-2017 (Crl.A. Nos. 1020-1023/2009 etc.)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/41203430/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-asks-2002-gujarat-riots-victim-bilkis-bano-to-approach-authorities-for-job-and-accommodation-165017', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://sabrangindia.in/article/supreme-court-asks-gujarat-government-take-action-against-cops-convicted-bilkis-bano-rape', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.twfindia.in/public/news/supreme-court-upholds-conviction-of-two-docs-four-cops-in-bilkis-bano-case/details', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** dereliction evidence tampering
**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 dismissed appeals of 4 policemen + 2 doctors; Bombay HC ss.201/218 convictions stand. Short order via reports.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**victims redacted:** {'age': None, 'gender': 'female', 'descriptor': 'a woman'}
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction entered by High Court.

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