# Biaora Police Assistant Sub-Inspector vs State of Madhya Pradesh

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## Report card

By judgment dated 21 November 2024 in Criminal Appeal Nos. 483 of 2014 & 505 of 2014, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: Subodh Abhyankar, J.) affirmed the conviction of 2 police personnel, namely: Omprakash Mishra (Assistant Sub-Inspector); Naval Singh Meena (Constable).

- Register number: MP 39 CW 0001
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal Nos. 483 of 2014 & 505 of 2014 / 2024:MPHC-IND:33084
- Court and date: Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: Subodh Abhyankar, J.), 21 November 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time: Omprakash Mishra (Assistant Sub-Inspector); Naval Singh Meena (Constable)
- 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): “In such circumstances, so far as the demand of bribe is concerned, it stands proved against the appellant \[name withheld\].” (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://indiankanoon.org/doc/81632470/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2024-0021)

**Record:** CW-2024-0021 (compiler id CWC-0220); case MADHYA-005
**Title:** Biaora Police Assistant Sub-Inspector vs State of Madhya Pradesh
**Court:** Madhya Pradesh High Court; bench: Indore; judges: Subodh Abhyankar
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal Nos. 483 of 2014 & 505 of 2014 / 2024:MPHC-IND:33084
**Judgment:** 2024-11-21 (2024, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2009-10-14 (2009)
**Place:** Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh; city town: Biaora; police station or unit: Biaora Police Station; 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):** Omprakash Mishra (Assistant Sub-Inspector); Naval Singh Meena (Constable) (2 in record)
**Victims:** Biaora man; Biaora man (2 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 2 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court records the following account. Assistant Sub-Inspector Omprakash Mishra and Constable Naval Singh Meena of Biaora Police Station, Rajgarh, were prosecuted for demanding and accepting illegal gratification to release complainant \[name withheld\]'s nephew \[name withheld\] from unlawful police custody. During a Lokayukta trap on October 14, 2009, Mishra accepted Rs. 6,500 in tainted currency, handed it to Constable, and both fled on a motorcycle while brandishing a service revolver at the trap team. The Special Judge, Rajgarh, convicted both under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced them to two years rigorous imprisonment. The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) dismissed their appeals, holding that the demand and trap were proved beyond reasonable doubt.

> In such circumstances, so far as the demand of bribe is concerned, it stands proved against the appellant \[name withheld\].

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/81632470/); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/3487012/)
**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:** Biaora Police Assistant Sub-Inspector vs State of Madhya Pradesh
**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 Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '2024:MPHC-IND:33084', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2024-11-21', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madhya Pradesh High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': '2024:MPHC-IND:33084', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/81632470/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/3487012/', '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:** Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) upheld the PC Act convictions and 2-year sentences of ASI and Constable for bribery and extortion.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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