# Chandigarh Police Head Constable v. State (Union Territory of Chandigarh)

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## Report card

By judgment dated 26 November 2021 in Criminal Appeal No. 2373 of 2010, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, A.S. Bopanna, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of the Head Constable, Chandigarh Police.

- Register number: CH 01 CW 0012
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 2373 of 2010 / LL 2021 SC 687
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, A.S. Bopanna, JJ.), 26 November 2021
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Chandigarh Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “While the conviction and sentence awarded to the Appellant under Section 27 of the Arms Act is set aside, his conviction under Section 307 IPC is maintained.” (at para 36)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 0.3 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.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/25593201031150131422judgement26-nov-2021-2-1277310.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2021-0021)

**Record:** CW-2021-0021 (compiler id CWC-0913); case GAP2-60-003
**Title:** Chandigarh Police Head Constable v. State (Union Territory of Chandigarh)
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: N.V. Ramana; Surya Kant; A.S. Bopanna
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 2373 of 2010 / LL 2021 SC 687
**Judgment:** 2021-11-26 (2021, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1999-07-10 (1999)
**Place:** Chandigarh, Chandigarh; city town: Chandigarh; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 307
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, Chandigarh Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Chandigarh resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment; max 0.3 yrs
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The judgment of the Supreme Court of India records the following account. On 10 July 1999 Head Constable of Chandigarh Police entered an advocate residential office in an inebriated state, claimed to be the lane beat officer, then pointed his service pistol and threatened to kill. The Court recorded that the complainant pushed the barrel ceiling-ward so the fired shot hit the ceiling, a second attempt failed, and the appellant fled leaving his wireless set and scooter; medical examination the same evening found him under alcohol influence. The trial court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court convicted him under Section 307 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act with 3 years RI. The Supreme Court held eyewitness and CFSL ballistic evidence proved attempt to murder, set aside the Arms Act conviction for want of a Section 5/7 misdemeanour, maintained the Section 307 conviction, and reduced sentence to the period already undergone (3 months 19 days). Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> While the conviction and sentence awarded to the Appellant under Section 27 of the Arms Act is set aside, his conviction under Section 307 IPC is maintained.

**Sources (3):** [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/25593201031150131422judgement26-nov-2021-2-1277310.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/surinder-singh-v-state-union-territory-of-chandigarh-687-404947.pdf); [casemine.com](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/61a70cac9fca196c63593f20)
**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:** 36
**display title redacted:** Chandigarh Police Head Constable v. State (Union Territory of Chandigarh)
**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': 'LL 2021 SC 687', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2021-11-26', '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': 'LL 2021 SC 687', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/25593201031150131422judgement26-nov-2021-2-1277310.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/surinder-singh-v-state-union-territory-of-chandigarh-687-404947.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/61a70cac9fca196c63593f20', '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:** SC maintained Section 307 conviction of drunk head constable who fired service pistol; Arms Act charge set aside.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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