# Haji Mohd. Altaf vs State; \[name withheld\] vs State NCT of Delhi; Rajouri Garden Man (deceased) thr. LRs vs State

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## Report card

By judgment dated 4 April 2026 in CRL.A. 286/2016, CRL.A. 326/2016, CRL.A. 691/2016, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Chandrasekharan Sudha, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Sub-Inspector, Police Post Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).

- Register number: DL 04 CW 0026
- Case reference: CRL.A. 286/2016, CRL.A. 326/2016, CRL.A. 691/2016
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Chandrasekharan Sudha, J.), 4 April 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, Police Post Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 195 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 389 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “A2, a police officer, whose duty is to prevent crimes, has in complete disregard to the same, indulged in acts which are in no way justifiable.” (at para 39)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 4 years. Compensation: Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).
- 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/10180339/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0014)

**Record:** CW-2026-0014 (compiler id CWC-0116); case SWFALSEI-004
**Title:** Haji Mohd. Altaf vs State; \[name withheld\] vs State NCT of Delhi; Rajouri Garden Man (deceased) thr. LRs vs State
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: Chandrasekharan Sudha
**Case number / citation:** CRL.A. 286/2016, CRL.A. 326/2016, CRL.A. 691/2016
**Judgment:** 2026-04-04 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2000-08-29 (2000)
**Place:** West Delhi, Delhi; city town: Rajouri Garden; police station or unit: P.S. Rajouri Garden; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** false implication fabrication
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 120-B; IPC 193; IPC 195; IPC 218; IPC 465; IPC 389
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, Police Post Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Rajouri Garden man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 4 yrs; Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000)
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeals of lawyer Haji Mohd. Altaf (A1) and SI (A2) and upheld their 2016 conviction for conspiring to frame a Rajouri Garden man in a fabricated gang-rape case on 29 August 2000, to avenge an earlier molestation complaint and extort money. The SI prepared false records, arranged the PCR van and planted hair in the car; a Rajouri Garden man was arrested, beaten in custody and harassed through protracted proceedings until DNA evidence exonerated him and the Crime Branch discharged him in April 2001. The Court held accomplice testimony admissible, observed a more stringent sentence was warranted, and enhanced the compensation to a Rajouri Garden man's legal representatives to the entire fine of Rs 3,00,000. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> A2, a police officer, whose duty is to prevent crimes, has in complete disregard to the same, indulged in acts which are in no way justifiable.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/10180339/); [lawstreet.co](https://lawstreet.co/judiciary/innocent-man-framed-in-false-rape-case-delhi-hc-upholds-conviction-of-lawyer-si-enhances-compensation-to-3-lakh)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** false_implication_fabrication
**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:** Haji Mohd. Altaf vs State; \[name withheld\] vs State NCT of Delhi; Rajouri Garden Man (deceased) thr. LRs vs State
**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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \['court_quote_para', 'officers'\]}
**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': 'CRL.A. 286/2016, CRL.A. 326/2016, CRL.A. 691/2016', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2026-04-04', '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': 'CRL.A. 286/2016, CRL.A. 326/2016, CRL.A. 691/2016', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/10180339/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawstreet.co/judiciary/innocent-man-framed-in-false-rape-case-delhi-hc-upholds-conviction-of-lawyer-si-enhances-compensation-to-3-lakh', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** false implication fabrication
**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 verified on Indian Kanoon; SI's fabrication-conspiracy conviction upheld, victim compensation raised to Rs 3L.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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