# Delhi Police Sub-Inspector v. CBI

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## Report card

By judgment dated 2 February 2026 in CRL.A. 733/2002, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Chandrasekharan Sudha, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Sub-Inspector, Jama Masjid Police Station, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 06 CW 0035
- Case reference: CRL.A. 733/2002 / 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 140
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Chandrasekharan Sudha, J.), 2 February 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, Jama Masjid Police Station, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In the light of the materials on record, I do not find any reason to disbelieve the prosecution case. Hence, I find no infirmity in the impugned judgement calling for an interference by this court.” (at para 39)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 4 years.
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/76002022026crla7332002105024-653740.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0008)

**Record:** CW-2026-0008 (compiler id CWC-0101); case SWBRIBER-004; aliases: CWC-0508
**Title:** Delhi Police Sub-Inspector v. CBI
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: Chandrasekharan Sudha
**Case number / citation:** CRL.A. 733/2002 / 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 140
**Judgment:** 2026-02-02 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1995-09-25 (1995)
**Place:** Central Delhi, Delhi; city town: Jama Masjid; police station or unit: Jama Masjid 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) r/w s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, Jama Masjid Police Station, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Jama Masjid resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 4 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Delhi High Court dismissed SI 's appeal and upheld his conviction by the Special Judge, Tis Hazari (C.C. No. 57/1996) under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Court found that while posted at Jama Masjid Police Station and investigating Crime No. 187/95, he demanded Rs. 5,000 on 25 September 1995 for not taking adverse action against the complainant, and the CBI recovered the bribe from a Head Constable acting at his instance in a trap at Tis Hazari Courts. It rejected defences based on witness contradictions, tape evidence and CBI Manual non-compliance, and upheld the sanction granted by the DCP (Central). The Court confirmed four years' rigorous imprisonment with fine under each provision. (The judgment labels the Act as 1947, an apparent error for the 1988 Act.). Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In the light of the materials on record, I do not find any reason to disbelieve the prosecution case. Hence, I find no infirmity in the impugned judgement calling for an interference by this court.

**Sources (4):** [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/76002022026crla7332002105024-653740.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-upholds-conviction-of-police-sub-inspector-in-1995-cbi-bribery-trap-case-521774); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/64677415/); [nationpress.com](https://www.nationpress.com/all/delhi-cops-bribery-sentence-upheld)
**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:** 39
**display title redacted:** Delhi Police Sub-Inspector v. CBI
**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 Delhi High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Delhi High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '2026 LiveLaw (Del) 140', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2026-02-02', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Delhi High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': '2026 LiveLaw (Del) 140', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/76002022026crla7332002105024-653740.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-upholds-conviction-of-police-sub-inspector-in-1995-cbi-bribery-trap-case-521774', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/64677415/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.nationpress.com/all/delhi-cops-bribery-sentence-upheld', '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:** Delhi HC judgment PDF verified; SI's ss.7/13 PC Act conviction and 4-yr sentence upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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