# CBI v. Punjab Police Station House Officer (former) and others

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Trial-court conviction (Special CBI Court, Mohali; CBI Court). Convicted 7 June 2024. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

A Special CBI court in Mohali sentenced former SHO to life imprisonment and former DSP (retired DIG) \[name withheld\] to seven years jail for the staged-encounter killing of fruit-seller a Tarn Taran resident, as reported by PTI on 7 June 2024. The CBI, which took over the case in 1995 on Supreme Court orders, proved through 32 witnesses that Kumar was abducted from his home on 22 June 1993, held in illegal detention for a month, killed on 22 July 1993 and cremated by police without informing his family. \[name withheld\]'s seven-year term was specifically for kidnapping under IPC section 364. Note: one secondary report dates the verdict Friday 14 June 2024; PTI's 7 June 2024 date is used here.

## Report card

By judgment dated 7 June 2024, the Special CBI Court, Mohali convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Station House Officer (former), Punjab Police, Tarn Taran; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran city at time of offence (retired as Deputy Inspector General), Punjab Police, Tarn Taran.

- Register number: PB 46 CW 0006
- Case reference: CBI v. Punjab Police Station House Officer (former) and others
- Court and date: The Special CBI Court, Mohali, 7 June 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time: Station House Officer (former), Punjab Police, Tarn Taran; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran city at time of offence (retired as Deputy Inspector General), Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 (\[name withheld\]) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 364 (both) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 (\[name withheld\]) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 218 (\[name withheld\]) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Facts in brief: A Special CBI court in Mohali sentenced former SHO to life imprisonment and former DSP (retired DIG) \[name withheld\] to seven years jail for the staged-encounter killing of fruit-seller a Tarn Taran resident, as reported by PTI on 7 June 2024. The CBI, which took over the case in 1995 on Supreme Court orders, proved through 32 witnesses that Kumar was abducted from his home on 22 June 1993, held in illegal detention for a month, killed on 22 July 1993 and cremated by police without informing his family. \[name withheld\]'s seven-year term was specifically for kidnapping under IPC section 364. Note: one secondary report dates the verdict Friday 14 June 2024; PTI's 7 June 2024 date is used here.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: \[name withheld\]: life imprisonment; \[name withheld\]: seven years imprisonment for kidnapping
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2975602-former-police-officers-sentenced-for-1993-fake-encounter-killing-in-punjab); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-07-005)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: fake encounter extrajudicial killing
- Location: Tarn Taran, Punjab
- Officers: Station House Officer (former), Punjab Police, Tarn Taran; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran city at time of offence (retired as Deputy Inspector General), Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
- Sentence: \[name withheld\]: life imprisonment; \[name withheld\]: seven years imprisonment for kidnapping
- Verification: V2 · Trial court