# Delhi Police Head Constable vs State NCT of Delhi

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## Report card

By judgment dated 15 April 2026 in CRL.A. 897/2006, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Chandrasekharan Sudha, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Head Constable, Patel Nagar Police Station, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 04 CW 0027
- Case reference: CRL.A. 897/2006
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Chandrasekharan Sudha, J.), 15 April 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Patel Nagar 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 case on hand, the prosecution has clearly established the demand and acceptance of illegal gratification through the consistent testimony of PW8 and the admission of payment by PW2. The recovery of tainted currency notes from the accused, along …” (at para 38)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 1 year.
- 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/48900789/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0015)

**Record:** CW-2026-0015 (compiler id CWC-0435); case SWBRIBER-008
**Title:** Delhi Police Head Constable vs State NCT of Delhi
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: Chandrasekharan Sudha
**Case number / citation:** CRL.A. 897/2006
**Judgment:** 2026-04-15 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2000-04-03 (2000)
**Place:** West Delhi, Delhi; city town: Patel Nagar; police station or unit: Patel Nagar Police Station, Delhi Police; 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):** Head Constable, Patel Nagar Police Station, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Patel Nagar resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment; max 1 yrs
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The judgment of the Delhi High Court records the following account. Investigating motorcycle-theft Crime 296/1999, Head Constable of Patel Nagar Police Station withheld the recovered bike's registration certificate and on 3 April 2000 demanded and accepted Rs 300 for returning it; the complainant went to the CBI ACB the same day and a trap caught him red-handed at 4 pm. The Special Judge, Delhi convicted him under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the PC Act 1988, sentencing him to six months RI with Rs 1,000 fine and one year RI with Rs 2,000 fine, concurrent. The Delhi High Court held demand inferable from circumstances, with recovery, the phenolphthalein test and presence forming a complete chain. Finding no infirmity in the impugned judgment, the court dismissed the appeal.

> In the case on hand, the prosecution has clearly established the demand and acceptance of illegal gratification through the consistent testimony of PW8 and the admission of payment by PW2. The recovery of tainted currency notes from the accused, along with the positive phenolphthalein test, further strengthens the prosecution case.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/48900789/); [tarai24.com](https://tarai24.com/national/from-bike-theft-to-a-cbi-trap-how-a-₹300-bribe-in-1999-led-to-a-delhi-cops-downfall/)
**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:** 38
**display title redacted:** Delhi Police Head Constable vs State NCT of Delhi
**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': 'CRL.A. 897/2006', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2026-04-15', '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. 897/2006', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/48900789/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://tarai24.com/national/from-bike-theft-to-a-cbi-trap-how-a-₹300-bribe-in-1999-led-to-a-delhi-cops-downfall/', '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:** Appeal dismissed; 6-month/1-year RI for Rs 300 bribe upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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