# CISF Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial) vs CBI

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## Report card

By judgment dated 22 September 2026 in CRL.A. 578/2010, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Vimal Kumar Yadav, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial), Sports Cell, CISF Headquarters, New Delhi.

- Register number: DL 02 CW 0017
- Case reference: CRL.A. 578/2010
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Vimal Kumar Yadav, J.), 22 September 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial), Sports Cell, CISF Headquarters, New Delhi
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: the Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The conviction of the Appellant under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is accordingly upheld.” (at para 53)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 2 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/55967950/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0103)

**Record:** CW-2026-0103 (compiler id CWC-1393)
**Title:** CISF Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial) vs CBI
**Court:** Delhi High Court (verified as High Court of Delhi); judges: Vimal Kumar Yadav
**Case number / citation:** CRL.A. 578/2010
**Judgment:** 2026-09-22 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2004-10-28 (2004)
**Place:** New Delhi, Delhi; city town: New Delhi; police station or unit: Sports Cell, CISF Headquarters, New Delhi; force: central_armed
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
**Officers (gated display forms):** Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial), Sports Cell, CISF Headquarters, New Delhi (1 in record)
**Victims:** New Delhi man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment; max 2 yrs
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The Delhi High Court recorded that an Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial) in the Sports Cell of CISF Headquarters, New Delhi, handling the kit allowance of a CISF Inspector who had coached the Indian junior judo team at an Asian championship in Doha, demanded Rs. 5,000 to release the Rs. 10,000 cheque and was caught by the CBI on 28.10.2004 accepting Rs. 3,000. The Special Judge, CBI, Patiala House Courts convicted him on 20.04.2010 under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced him to two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 5,000 on each count, concurrently. On 22.09.2026, sixteen years after the appeal was filed, the High Court rejected his defence that the money was repayment of a loan, upheld the conviction and directed him to surrender to serve the sentence.

> The conviction of the Appellant under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is accordingly upheld.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/55967950/)
**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': 'Court finding', 'position_explainer': 'A court has made a finding on this allegation.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** True
**court quote para:** 53
**display title redacted:** CISF Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial) vs CBI
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-10-05', 'scope': 'Copwatch convictions sweep (5 Oct): record written from the judgment text on Indian Kanoon; quote checked verbatim; the officer and the complainant are not named.'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-09-22', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Delhi', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': "The High Court dismissed the appeal, upheld the 2010 conviction under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the PC Act, and directed the appellant to surrender to serve two years' rigorous imprisonment.", 'disposition': 'conviction upheld · surrender directed', 'source': 'CRL.A. 578/2010', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-10-05
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/55967950/', 'link_checked': '2026-10-05'}
**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:** Checked against the Delhi High Court judgment dated 22.09.2026 in CRL.A. 578/2010 (Indian Kanoon). Trial-court conviction and sentence at para 1, the trap at para 2, findings at paras 50-52, and the order upholding the conviction and directing surrender at paras 53-54. The complainant, a CISF Inspector, is not named here.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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