State of Gujarat vs Jamnagar Police Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS; dismissed)
The Jamnagar Sessions Court convicted seven Jamnagar policemen on 20 June 2019 for custodial torture leading to the death of a Jamnagar man, detained during a November 1990 Bharat Bandh crackdown and beaten with exhortation by then-ASP [name withheld]. Bhatt and constable received life terms for murder; three constables and two PSIs were convicted of hurt and criminal intimidation. The Gujarat High Court upheld the convictions on 9 January 2024; Bhatt's SLP is pending before the Supreme Court.
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By judgment dated 20 June 2019, the Sessions Court, Jamnagar, Gujarat convicted 7 police personnel, namely: Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS; dismissed), Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Sub-Inspector, Jamnagar; Police Sub-Inspector, Jamnagar.
- Register number
- GJ 10 CW 0003
- Case reference
- State of Gujarat vs Jamnagar Police Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS; dismissed)
- Court and date
- The Sessions Court, Jamnagar, Gujarat, 20 June 2019
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS; dismissed), Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Constable, Jamnagar; Police Sub-Inspector, Jamnagar; Police Sub-Inspector, Jamnagar
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Facts in brief
- The Jamnagar Sessions Court convicted seven Jamnagar policemen on 20 June 2019 for custodial torture leading to the death of a Jamnagar man, detained during a November 1990 Bharat Bandh crackdown and beaten with exhortation by then-ASP [name withheld]. Bhatt and constable received life terms for murder; three constables and two PSIs were convicted of hurt and criminal intimidation. The Gujarat High Court upheld the convictions on 9 January 2024; Bhatt's SLP is pending before the Supreme Court.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment for Bhatt and Zala (ss.302/323/506(1)); five others convicted under ss.323/506(1) (trial sentence per judgment)
- Present status of the proceedings
- The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Sessions Court, Jamnagar, Gujarat convicted the accused police personnel on 20 June 2019. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Life imprisonment for Bhatt and Zala (ss.302/323/506(1)); five others convicted under ss.323/506(1) (trial sentence per judgment)
Sections: IPC 302; IPC 323; IPC 506
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text