# State of Gujarat vs Jamnagar Police Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS; dismissed)

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Trial-court conviction (Sessions Court, Jamnagar, Gujarat; Sessions Court). Convicted 20 June 2019. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

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.

## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/breaking-sanjiv-bhatt-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-30-year-old-custodial-death-case-145789); [Appellate judgment](https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/gujarat-high-court-dismisses-ex-ips-officer-sanjiv-bhatt-appeal-conviction-life-term-1990-custodial-death-case-246264); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-06-003)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: Jamnagar, Gujarat
- Officers: 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
- Sentence: Life imprisonment for Bhatt and Zala (ss.302/323/506(1)); five others convicted under ss.323/506(1) (trial sentence per judgment)
- Verification: V1 · Trial court