# State vs Delhi Police Head Constable

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## Report card

By judgment dated 3 March 2020 in CRL.A. 1405/2019, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Vibhu Bakhru, J.) recorded the conviction of the Head Constable, PS Kirti Nagar, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 04 CW 0024
- Case reference: CRL.A. 1405/2019 / AIRONLINE 2020 DEL 393
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Vibhu Bakhru, J.), 3 March 2020
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, PS Kirti Nagar, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “This Court finds that the learned ASJ had grossly erred in concluding that the respondent had set up a probable defence. The defence set up by the respondent has little credibility. As noticed above, he appears to be adopting different …” (at para 56)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction entered by High Court. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 0.5 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/107422055/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2020-0017)

**Record:** CW-2020-0017 (compiler id CWC-1192); case GAP3-43-001
**Title:** State vs Delhi Police Head Constable
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: Vibhu Bakhru
**Case number / citation:** CRL.A. 1405/2019 / AIRONLINE 2020 DEL 393
**Judgment:** 2020-03-03 (2020, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2003-07-02 (2003)
**Place:** West Delhi, Delhi; city town: New Delhi; police station or unit: PS Kirti Nagar; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Conviction entered by High Court (conviction_by_hc)
**Sections:** IPC 409
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, PS Kirti Nagar, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment; max 0.5 yrs
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The Delhi High Court (Vibhu Bakhru, J.) on 3 March 2020 allowed the State's appeal and set aside the ASJ's acquittal of Head Constable of PS Kirti Nagar, restoring his conviction under Section 409 IPC for criminal breach of trust. The court recorded that a 9 mm service pistol with 10 live cartridges issued to him on 2 July 2003 was never returned despite repeated visits by police officials, and held his shifting defence versions had little credibility. It reduced the sentence from three years to six months' rigorous imprisonment, noting he had paid the full monetary value of the weapon and faced disciplinary proceedings. The respondent's name is spelled \[name withheld\] in the cause title and \[name withheld\] in the memo of parties. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> This Court finds that the learned ASJ had grossly erred in concluding that the respondent had set up a probable defence. The defence set up by the respondent has little credibility. As noticed above, he appears to be adopting different versions at different times.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/107422055/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1030895/state-vs-shamsher-singh/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** other
**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:** 56
**display title redacted:** State vs Delhi Police Head Constable
**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': '2020-03-03', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Delhi High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Delhi High Court entered convictions against police personnel in this judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'AIRONLINE 2020 DEL 393', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/107422055/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1030895/state-vs-shamsher-singh/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** other
**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 reversed ASJ acquittal and restored s.409 IPC conviction of head constable; sentence cut to 6 months RI.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction entered by High Court.

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