# CBI v. Punjab Police Deputy Superintendent of Police and others

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Trial-court conviction (Additional District / Sessions Judge, Patiala (Judge Bhupinder Singh; CBI case); Sessions Court). Convicted 18 November 2005. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

Additional District Judge \[name withheld\], Patiala, on 18 November 2005 convicted six Punjab Police officials in the CBI-prosecuted abduction and murder of human rights activist \[name withheld\], who was picked up outside his Amritsar home on 6 September 1995, tortured in illegal custody and killed in late October 1995 with his body dumped in the Harike canal. DSP and \[name withheld\] received life terms for murder with additional terms for abduction, destruction of evidence and conspiracy; four others received seven-year terms for abduction and five for conspiracy. Two senior accused (SSP, DSP) died during trial. Appeal posture not verified from opened sources (reported upheld by P&H HC 2007 and SC 2011 — for T2-20 to confirm).

## Report card

By judgment dated 18 November 2005, the Additional District / Sessions Judge, Patiala (Judge Bhupinder Singh; CBI case) convicted 6 police personnel, namely: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police.

- Register number: PB 02 CW 0006
- Case reference: CBI v. Punjab Police Deputy Superintendent of Police and others; reported in the judgment of the Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Patiala
- Court and date: The Additional District / Sessions Judge, Patiala (Judge Bhupinder Singh; CBI case), 18 November 2005
- Officer(s) at the material time: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 364 (abduction with intent to murder - source's words; drop /365 hedge) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 (destruction of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “On Friday, November 18, 2005, Additional District Judge \[name withheld\] in Patiala convicted six Punjab police officials in the 1995 abduction and murder case of human rights activist an Amritsar man”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\]: life imprisonment for murder plus 7 years (abduction), 2 years (destruction of evidence), 5 years (conspiracy); \[name withheld\], \[name withheld\], \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\]: 7 years (abduction) plus 5 years (conspiracy)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://archive.blogs.harvard.edu/jaskaran/2005/11/18/punjab-cops-convicted-of-1995-murder-of-activist-khalra-kps-gill-re/); [Appellate judgment](https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/originals/news/diljit-dosanjh-satluj-controversy-who-is-jaswant-singh-khalra-zee5-ott-movie-ban-138384394.html); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-07-008)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: enforced disappearance
- Location: Amritsar, Punjab
- Officers: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police; not stated (Punjab Police official), Punjab Police
- Sentence: \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\]: life imprisonment for murder plus 7 years (abduction), 2 years (destruction of evidence), 5 years (conspiracy); \[name withheld\], \[name withheld\], \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\]: 7 years (abduction) plus 5 years (conspiracy)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court