The Division Bench upheld the convictions of Constable and Sub-Inspector Sher Singh of PS Lahori Gate for beating night-watchman a Lahori Gate man to death. Picked up around midnight on 1-5-1991 and illegally confined at the police station, the victim was beaten mercilessly while his father was asked for bribes for his release; he died on 10-5-1991. The court called it a case where guardians of law became its transgressors, upholding [name withheld]'s sections 302/330/348 conviction and Sher Singh's section 304-II conviction with surrender in 10 days. SHO was acquitted for want of a properly framed charge, but the court directed disciplinary proceedings against all including [name withheld] for fabrication of evidence. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 3 January 2018 in Crl. A. Nos. 54/2004, 81/2004 & 198/2004 (against trial judgment 06-01-2004), the Delhi High Court (Coram: G. S. Sistani, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of 2 police personnel, namely: Constable, PS Lahori Gate, Delhi; Sher Singh (Sub-Inspector).
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“To conclude, we uphold the conviction of the appellant [name withheld] under Sections 302, 330 and 348 and the sentence imposed by the Trial Court. The conviction and sentence of appellant Sher Singh is also upheld. Appellant [name withheld] is …” (para 156)
The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Delhi High Court judgment.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.
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