# State of Gujarat vs Gujarat Police Unarmed Police Constable and others

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge (ACB), Gujarat (Special ACB Case No. 03/2020); Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 20 March 2024. Appeal status: Appeal pending.

## Summary

Unarmed Police Constable \[name withheld\] was convicted on 20 March 2024 in Special ACB Case No. 03/2020 for accepting a Rs 25,000 bribe, and sentenced to three years' RI with fine under s.7 and one year's RI with fine under ss.13(1)(d)/13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was dismissed from service on 1 July 2024. Criminal Appeal No. 768/2024 is admitted with sentence suspended (order dated 08.04.2024); the convicting Special Court station is not named in the HC order.

## Report card

By judgment dated 20 March 2024, the Special Judge (ACB), Gujarat (Special ACB Case No. 03/2020) convicted the Unarmed Police Constable, Gujarat Police (unit not stated in order).

- Register number: GJ 00 CW 0010
- Case reference: Special ACB Case No.03/2020; reported in the judgment of the Special Judge (ACB), Gujarat (station not stated in HC order)
- Court and date: The Special Judge (ACB), Gujarat (Special ACB Case No. 03/2020), 20 March 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time: Unarmed Police Constable, Gujarat Police (unit not stated in order)
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- 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): “the petitioner, an Unarmed Police Constable, was convicted on 20.03.2024 in Special ACB Case No. 03/2020 for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000 and sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.5,000 under Section 7.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs 5,000 fine (s.7); 1 year RI + Rs 5,000 fine (ss.13(1)(d), 13(2))
- Present status of the proceedings: An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/182845838/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/182845838/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-06-007)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Unknown, Gujarat
- Officers: Unarmed Police Constable, Gujarat Police (unit not stated in order)
- Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs 5,000 fine (s.7); 1 year RI + Rs 5,000 fine (ss.13(1)(d), 13(2))
- Verification: V1 · Trial court